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Trial reportJournal of pediatric psychology2021

Online psychosocial group intervention for parents: Positive effects on anxiety and depression.

Miriam Douma, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Bianca Gorter, Yvette Krol, Marieke Verkleij, Lianne Wiltink, Linde Scholten, Martha A Grootenhuis

Erratum issuedAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of pediatric psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 20 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Authors and funding

8 authors.

Miriam DoumaPsychosocial Department, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam.
Heleen Maurice-StamDepartment of Psychosocial Research and Care Innovation, Psychosocial Research and Care Innovation, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology.
Bianca GorterDepartment of Medical Psychology, DeKinderKliniek, DeKinderGGZ.
Yvette KrolDepartment of Medical Psychology, Deventer Hospital.
Marieke VerkleijDepartment of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VUmc.
Lianne WiltinkDepartment of Medical Psychology, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital.
Linde ScholtenPsychosocial Department, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam.
Martha A GrootenhuisDepartment of Psychosocial Research and Care Innovation, Psychosocial Research and Care Innovation, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of an online psychosocial group intervention for parents of children with a chronic illness, in terms of anxiety and depression, and disease-related coping skills.

methodsParents (N = 73) participated in a parallel multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing an intervention group to a waitlist control group. In the group intervention Op Koers Online (English: On Track Online) parents learned how to use adaptive coping strategies taught with cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy techniques. Assessments (online questionnaires) took place at baseline (T0), 6-months (T1), and 12-months (T2) follow-up. Mixed-model analyses were performed to test the difference in change in outcomes between intervention (N = 34) and waitlist control group (N = 33).

resultsWhen compared with the waitlist control group, the intervention had a significant positive effect (p < .05) on changes in anxiety, depression, and total score T1 versus T0 (β = -.47 to -.51) and T2 versus T0 (β = -.39 to -.46), the coping skills open communication, relaxation, social support, acceptance, predictive control (β = .42-.88) and helplessness (β = -.47) T1 versus T0 and relaxation and positive thinking T2 versus T0 (β = .42-.53).

conclusionsParental anxiety and depression decreased, and use of adaptive coping skills improved after the intervention. The online character, the focus on parents themselves instead of on their child and the possibility for parents of children with rare illnesses to participate, are innovative and unique aspects of Op Koers Online for parents. The next step is to implement the intervention in clinical practice.

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Acceptance and Commitment TherapyDepressionAnxietyChildHumansParentsQuality of Lifeanxietychronic illnesscoping skillsdepressionparentspsychosocial group intervention

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PMID33230541
PMCPMC7896276

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