The Effect of Watson Human Care Theory and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Counseling Program Applied to Parents of Pediatric Palliative Care Patients on Value-Based Life and Care Burden

December 26, 2025 updated by: Esma Ceren ŞİŞGİNOĞLU, Necmettin Erbakan University
This study aims to examine the effect of Watson Human Care Theory and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based counseling program applied to parents of pediatric palliative care patients on value-oriented living and care burden.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

62

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being the parent of a patient in need of pediatric palliative care at the hospital where the study will be conducted during the dates of the study,
  • Being between the ages of 18-65,
  • Agreeing to participate in the study,
  • Having the ability to read, write and understand Turkish,
  • The patient with pediatric palliative care has been provided care for at least 1 month.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having previously received similar therapy or psychoeducation or being involved in ongoing training,
  • Having received a psychiatric diagnosis,
  • Having communication problems such as hearing and vision,
  • Being a foreign national,
  • Not being the biological mother or father of the patient in need of pediatric palliative care.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group
Participants in this arm will receive counseling based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Behavioral: Counseling Program Based on Watson Human Care Theory and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
The subject of this research is to examine the effect of Watson Human Care Theory and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based counseling program applied to parents of pediatric palliative care patients on value-oriented life and care burden.
No Intervention: Control Group
Participants in this arm will receive usual care only, without any additional intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
valued living
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately post-intervention.
Valued living will be assessed using a validated self-report questionnaire measuring the extent to which individuals live in accordance with their personal values.
Baseline and immediately post-intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
caregiver burden
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately post-intervention.
Caregiver burden will be assessed using a validated self-report scale evaluating the perceived physical, emotional, and social burden associated with caregiving.
Baseline and immediately post-intervention.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Necmettin Erbakan University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 26, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 26, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

January 8, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 8, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 26, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 27702

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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