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Trial reportPsycho-oncology2015

Internet-based guided self-help for parents of children on cancer treatment: a randomized controlled trial.

Martin Cernvall, Per Carlbring, Lisa Ljungman, Gustaf Ljungman, Louise von Essen

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Psycho-oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martin CernvallClinical Psychology in Healthcare, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Per CarlbringDepartment of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lisa LjungmanClinical Psychology in Healthcare, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Gustaf LjungmanPediatric Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Louise von EssenClinical Psychology in Healthcare, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University · SEStockholm University · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an Internet-based guided self-help intervention for posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and related symptoms in parents of children on cancer treatment.

methodsParents of children on cancer treatment, who fulfilled the modified symptom criteria on the PTSD Checklist, were randomly allocated to the intervention or to a wait-list control condition. The intervention group accessed a 10-week guided self-help program via the Internet based on principles from cognitve behavior therapy. The primary outcome PTSS and the secondary outcomes depression and anxiety were assessed by self-report preintervention and postintervention.

resultsSeven hundred forty-seven parents were approached and informed about the study, 92 were assessed for eligibility, and 58 were included and randomized to the intervention (n = 31) or wait list (n = 27). Eightteen participants completed the intervention. Intention-to-treat analyses indicated a significant effect of the intervention on PTSS with a large between-group effect size at postassessment (Cohen's d = 0.88). The intervention group reported reductions in PTSS with a large within-group effect size (d = 1.62) compared with a minimal reduction in the wait-list group (d = 0.09). There was a significant intervention effect on depression and anxiety and reductions in the intervention group with large within-group effect sizes (d = 0.85-1.09).

conclusionsFindings indicate a low enrollment rate and considerable attrition but also that Internet-based guided self-help shows promise for parents of children on cancer treatment who report a high level of PTSS and would like to take part in an Internet-based intervention.

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InternetTherapy, Computer-AssistedAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsParentsSelf ReportStress Disorders, Post-Traumaticcancerinternet-based interventiononcologyparentsposttraumatic stressrandomized controlled trial

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PMID25728688
PMCPMC5024013
OpenAlexW1801224765

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