Objective:This experimental randomized controlled trial will be to examine the impact of a technology-based psychosocial motivation program on children and families who are being followed up on a diagnosis of cancer.Methods:The research is based on the “Transactional Model of Stress and Coping.” This study will be conducted on children with leukemia, aged 9–18 years, and their parents, who will be followed in the consolidation treatment phase in the hematology wards and outpatient clinic of a university hospital. Data collection will consist of the children's and parents' descriptive characteristic form, the Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory for Parents, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, the Pediatric Cancer Coping Scale, the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, and process evaluation forms. A 10-week program will be implemented for the children in the intervention group through web-based training, coaching interviews and counseling via video mobile calls, mobile messages and children's stories, progressive muscle relaxation and breathing exercises, and imagination interventions. During the same period, parents will also receive web-based training, coaching sessions, counseling, mobile messages, and progressive muscle relaxation exercises.Results:It is thought that after the intervention the stress level of the child and the family will decrease, the coping skills of the children will improve, and their quality of life will increase.Conclusions:It is thought that the treatment process can be affected positively by providing psychosocial support to children and their families who receive cancer treatment.
Background: To determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Paediatric Cancer Coping Scale, a scaling tool that has three subscales (cognitive coping, problem-oriented coping and defensive coping) and was developed to examine the coping strategies of children with a cancer diagnosis.Design: This psychometric evaluation study focused on validity and reliability assessment of a scale between November 2018 and May 2019. Methods: Study sample consisted of 165 children with cancer aged 7-to 18-years followed up in the outpatient clinics of a children's hospital. The retest sample consisted of 85 children. Data were collected using a Descriptive Characteristics Form and the Turkish version of the Paediatric Cancer Coping Scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and total item correlation were calculated for internal consistency reliability. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to determine construct validity. Results: The total Cronbach's alpha (α) of the Turkish version of the Paediatric CancerCoping Scale was 0.77. According to exploratory factor analysis, the Paediatric Cancer Coping Scale has three subscales (cognitive coping, problem-oriented coping and defensive coping). Our results showed a positive and statistically significant correlation between the scale total, cognitive coping and problem-oriented coping scores (p < 0.01).
Conclusion:The Turkish version of the Paediatric Cancer Coping Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to assess coping styles in paediatric cancer patients.
Summary statement
What is already known about this topic?• There is no measurement tool in Turkey to examine coping skills of children with a cancer diagnosis.• The number of children diagnosed with cancer is increasing day by day.• The children who use coping methods effectively during the disease may be better adapted to treatment.
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