ArticleEClinicalMedicine2020
In-person vs. web-based administration of a problem-solving skills intervention for parents of children with cancer: Report of a randomized noninferiority trial.
Article in EClinicalMedicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01711944 (Online Implementation of Problem Solving Skills Training for Mothers of Newly Diagnosed Childhood Cancer Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Online Implementation of Problem Solving Skills Training for Mothers of Newly Diagnosed Childhood Cancer Patients
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Understanding the effectiveness and design of parent-oriented mobile health interventions: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
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- Promoting Mental Health in Parents of Young Children Using eHealth Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of a smartphone-based educational intervention on the supportive care needs of family caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Acceptability and Feasibility of eSCCIP: Results From a Pilot Study of the Electronic Surviving Cancer Competently Intervention Program.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2023Trial
- Problem-solving skills training in adult cancer survivors: Bright IDEAS-AC pilot study.Cancer treatment and research communications · 2022Trial
- Bright IDEAS problem-solving skills training for caregivers of children with sickle cell disease: A two-site pilot feasibility trial.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2021Trial
- Health Technologies and Infrastructures for Supporting Home-Based Pediatric Palliative Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Latent profiles of problem-solving skills and their association with depressive symptoms in parents of children with cancer: A cross-sectional study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- A Three Factor Model of Parental Coping With Childhood Cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
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- Experiences in Coping with Stress-A Qualitative Study of Family Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Adapting a coach-assisted web-based intervention for parents of adolescents who refuse school: qualitative study with users of the Partners in Parenting Plus programme.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- The Electronic Surviving Cancer Competently Intervention Program-a Psychosocial Digital Health Intervention for English- and Spanish-Speaking Parents of Children With Cancer: Protocol for Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Psychometric properties of the 52-, 25-, and 10-item English and Spanish versions of the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of Bright IDEAS-Young Adults: A Problem-Solving Skills Training Intervention.Cancers · 2022Article
- Psychosocial functioning of caregivers of pediatric brain tumor survivors.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2022Article
- Trajectories of resilience and posttraumatic stress in childhood cancer: Consistency of child and parent outcomes.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2022Article
- Relationship Between Caregiver Uncertainty, Problem-Solving, and Psychological Adjustment in Pediatric Cancer.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention on Parental Psychological Flexibility and Emotion Regulation: A Pilot Open Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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13 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundBright IDEAS (BI) problem-solving skills training is an evidence-based intervention designed to help parents manage the demands of caring for a child with cancer. However, the resource intensiveness of this in-person intervention has limited its widespread delivery. We conducted a multicenter, randomized trial with a noninferiority design to evaluate whether a web-based version of BI requiring fewer resources is noninferior to in-person administration.
methods621 caregivers of children with newly diagnosed cancer were randomly assigned to standard BI delivered face-to-face or a web-based version delivered via mobile device. The primary outcome was caregiver-reported problem-solving skills. The noninferiority margin was defined as 0.2 standard deviation units of the change from baseline to end of intervention. Secondary outcomes included caregiver-reported mood disturbance, depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01711944.
findingsThe effect of the standard treatment was preserved; parents in the standard BI arm improved their problem-solving (effect size = 0.53,
interpretationNoninferiority of web-based BI relative to standard face-to-face administration was not established. Further development of the web-based BI is needed before it can be recommended as a stand-alone intervention. However, the documented benefits of the web-based intervention as well as the advantages of low resource utilization and ease of delivery suggest that further development of web-based BI is indicated, and that it may play a valuable role in alleviating distress in caregivers of children with serious or chronic illness.
fundingNational Institutes of Health (U.S.), R01 CA159013 (P.I. Sahler).
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