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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing2025

Feasibility, acceptability and potential efficacy of the pediatric family-based dignity therapy for children with advanced cancer: A pilot study.

Yanchao Wu, Zirong Tian, Chanjuan Deng, Jiaxuan Yan, Kongjie Huang, Zishen Wang, Xuan Zhou, Hongyan Liu, Siyu Cai, Ruishuang Zheng and 1 more

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Yanchao WuSchool of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zirong TianNursing Department, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Chanjuan DengSchool of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jiaxuan YanUC Davis College of Letters and Science, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Kongjie HuangSchool of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zishen WangSchool of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xuan ZhouHematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Hongyan LiuDepartment of Hematological Solid Tumor, Beijing Jingdu Children's Hospital, Beijing, China.
Siyu CaiCenter for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Ruishuang ZhengDepartment of Hepatobiliary Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Centre for Cancer, Tianjin, China.
Qiaohong GuoSchool of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

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Objective: Pediatric family based dignity therapy (P-FBDT) is an individualized psychotherapy in palliative care, with untested feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy. This study aims to assess its feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy among children with advanced cancer and their families. Methods: This pilot study used a single-group, pre-post design. Children with advanced cancer and their family caregivers were recruited from two hospitals and one pediatric palliative care institution in northern China between July 2023 and January 2025. Feasibility and acceptability were assessed using a 10-point satisfaction survey. Potential efficacy was evaluated using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Cancer Module-3.0 (PedsQL-Cancer-3.0), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and other tools before (T0), immediately after (T1) and two weeks after the intervention (T2), complemented by qualitative interviews at T1. Quantitative data were analyzed using paired-samples Results: Of the 77 families approached, 27 (35.06%) consented. 26 (96.30%) completed the intervention, demonstrating good feasibility and high satisfaction (9.40 ​± ​0.69). The primary outcomes, including children's quality of life and family caregivers' anxiety and depression, showed no statistically significant changes under Bonferroni correction ( Conclusions: The P-FBDT demonstrated promising feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness. Larger randomized controlled trials are necessary to confirm its efficacy and inform future implementation. Trial registration: China Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2300073390.

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CancerChildrenDignity therapyPalliative carePediatricsPsychological intervention

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