Factors Related to Truth Telling in Primary Caregivers

Explore Factors Related to Truth Telling in Primary Caregivers of Children Newly Diagnosed With Cancer

The purpose in this study was to investigate the current status, changes, correlation, and predictive factors of the truth telling, hope, care burden, and quality of life during treatment in primary caregivers of newly diagnosed children with cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Primary Caregivers of Children Newly Diagnosed With Cancer

Detailed Description

Background: Over the last 50 years, telling truth in adult with cancer was direct. However, studies of truth telling in newly diagnosed children with cancer were seldom. Explore the factors and experiences related to truth telling in primary caregivers of children newly diagnosis with cancer were seldom too. Therefore, we could not estimate the current status of truth telling in primary caregivers of newly diagnosed children with cancer.

Purpose: The purpose in this study was to investigate the current status, changes, correlation, and predictive factors of the truth telling, hope, care burden, and quality of life during treatment in primary caregivers of newly diagnosed children with cancer.

Method: Purposive sampling structured questionnaire, used longitudinal resistance, repeated measurements, correlational design. SAS 9.3 for Windows was used for data entry and analyze. By using the frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation to describe demographic information and current status of truth telling. By using the mean, standard deviation, maximum and minimum to analyze hope, care burden, and quality of life. Demographic information, medical information data, truth telling, Herth Hope Index, caregiver burden scale, and quality of life index were tested by Pearson correlation coefficients; the change and predictors about truth telling, Herth Hope Index, caregiver burden scale, and quality of life index were tested by Generalized estimating equation.

Limitation: Studying in one medical center in Taipei, it could not estimate the country's primary caregivers of newly diagnosed children with cancer in conclusions. Because of the limitation of the manpower, time and case numbers, study tracked only six month, could not be assessed the long-term change of the Herth Hope Index, caregiver burden scale, truth telling and quality of life in primary caregivers of newly diagnosed children with cancer.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 84

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan
    • Recruiting
    • National Taiwan University Hospital
    • Contact: SHIANN-TARNG JOU, PhD; Phone Number: 71716 +886-2-23123456; Email: stjou4@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary Caregivers of Children Newly Diagnosed with Cancer

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary caregivers of children newly diagnosed with cancer must be aged 20 years or older.
• Who can communicate in Chinese and Taiwanese.
• Consciousness clear.
• Normal cognitive function.
• After the explanation, agreed to participate in the study and signed a consent form.
• The age of children newly diagnosed with cancer is between 0 and 18 years old, who are newly diagnosed with cancer, before determined treatment plan.
• The physician of children newly diagnosed with cancer, who were willing to participate this study and signed a consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Primary caregivers of children newly diagnosed with cancer, who have been diagnosed mental illness.
• The children were cancer recurrence.
• The physician of children newly diagnosed with cancer, who were not willing to participate this study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
primary caregivers of children newly diagnosed with cancer; Explore Factors related to Truth Telling in Primary Caregivers of Children Newly Diagnosed with Cancer

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
primary caregivers' Herth Hope Index	The scores of primary caregivers' Herth Hope Index change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months. We use Herth Hope Index(HHI) to evaluate the hope that the primary caregivers' care their child during treatment. There are twelve questions in the Herth Hope Index. The total score is from 12 to 48. Cronbach's α is .89. Retest is .80. Two weeks retest is .86. The higher the score is, the greater the hope is.	Change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months
primary caregivers' quality of life index	The scores of primary caregivers' quality of life index change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months. We use quality of life index(Q.L.I) to evaluate the quality of life that the primary caregivers' care their child during treatment. There are 66 questions in the quality of life index. The total score is from 66 to 264. Cronbach's α is .95. Two weeks retest is .87.	Change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months
primary caregivers' truth telling	The primary caregivers' truth telling change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months. Asking the primary caregivers' about that if you tell your child that he/she got the cancer, if you tell your child that he/she the treatment in future, and if you tell your child that he/she the rate of survival.	Change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months
primary caregivers' care burden	The scores of primary caregivers' care burden change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months. We use Questionnaire of care burden to evaluate the care burde that the primary caregivers' care their child during treatment. There are 20 questions in the quality of life index. The total score is from 0 to 60. Cronbach's α is .91. The higher the score is, the heavier the care burden is.	Change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: SHIANN-TARNG JOU, PhD, National Taiwan University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): December 1, 2014
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 10, 2014
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): August 12, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): August 22, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 21, 2014
• Last Verified: August 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: quality of life; hope; truth telling; care burden; children with cancer
• Other Study ID Numbers: 201311041RINC