The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a two-session brief psychological intervention in siblings of pediatric cancer patients with regard to behavior problems and depression.
Within a randomized controlled design the effects of a brief two-session psychological intervention (child, parents) shall be studied in 30 siblings of newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients. After a baseline assessment 3-4 weeks after diagnosis participants are randomly assigned to an intervention or waiting list group. Both are re-assessed at 3 and 6 months by means of standardized questionnaires assessing psychological adaptation and behavior. The intervention is provided to the waiting list group after the 6-month assessment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Psychoeducation, provision of medical knowledge, coping skills training
University Children's Hospital Zurich, Psychosomatic and Psychiatry
Zurich, Switzerland
KIDSCREEN: health-related quality of life
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
UCLA Child PTSD Reaction Index
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
DIKJ (Depression-Inventory for Children and Adolescents)
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Child Behavior Checklist
Time frame: Baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Posttraumatic Distress Scale
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Symptom Checklist 27
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
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