Understanding the Psychosocial Needs of Parents Who Have Lost a Child to Cancer
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 6/7/2018 |
| Start Date: | August 2009 |
| End Date: | August 2019 |
The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences and needs of parents who have lost
a child to cancer. This will aid us in developing an intervention that may help parents cope
with their loss.
a child to cancer. This will aid us in developing an intervention that may help parents cope
with their loss.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Loss of a child to cancer between 6 months and 6 years ago
- Loss of a child between the ages of 6 months and 25 years
- Biological or adoptive parent or stepparent
- Parent must be age 18 or over
- In the judgment of investigators/consenting professionals able to comprehend English
to complete study assessments
- To be eligible for the qualitative interview, participants more score of 19 or less (<
19)or 34 or greater (> 34) on the PG-13 to qualify
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant psychiatric disturbance sufficient, in the investigator's judgment, to
preclude completion of the assessment measures, interview or informed consent.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — the world's oldest and...
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