Clinical trial · Observational
Factors Related to Truth Telling in Primary Caregivers
Explore Factors Related to Truth Telling in Primary Caregivers of Children Newly Diagnosed With Cancer
NCT02214446CI-TRIAL-00015461unknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose in this study was to investigate the current status, changes, correlation, and predictive factors of the truth telling, hope, care burden, and quality of life during treatment in primary caregivers of newly diagnosed children with cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Caregivers of Children Newly Diagnosed With Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
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No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- primary caregivers of children newly diagnosed with cancer
- description
- Explore Factors related to Truth Telling in Primary Caregivers of Children Newly Diagnosed with Cancer
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- primary caregivers' Herth Hope Index
- timeFrame
- Change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months
- description
- The scores of primary caregivers' Herth Hope Index change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months. We use Herth Hope Index(HHI) to evaluate the hope that the primary caregivers' care their child during treatment. There are twelve questions in the Herth Hope Index. The total score is from 12 to 48. Cronbach's α is .89. Retest is .80. Two weeks retest is .86. The higher the score is, the greater the hope is.
- measure
- primary caregivers' quality of life index
- timeFrame
- Change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months
- description
- The scores of primary caregivers' quality of life index change from baseline at family meeting at 3 months, and at 6 months. We use quality of life index(Q.L.I) to evaluate the quality of life that the primary caregivers' care their child during treatment. There are 66 questions in the quality of life index. The total score is from 66 to 264. Cronbach's α is .95. Two weeks retest is .87.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Primary caregivers of children newly diagnosed with cancer must be aged 20 years or older. * Who can communicate in Chinese and Taiwanese. * Consciousness clear. * Normal cognitive function. * After the explanation, agreed to participate in the study and signed a consent form. * The age of children newly diagnosed with cancer is between 0 and 18 years old, who are newly diagnosed with cancer, before determined treatment plan. * The physician of children newly diagnosed with cancer, who were willing to participate this study and signed a consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Primary caregivers of children newly diagnosed with cancer, who have been diagnosed mental illness. * The children were cancer recurrence. * The physician of children newly diagnosed with cancer, who were not willing to participate this study.
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