Clinical trial · Observational
Exploring the Mental Health of Parents Having Children With Cancer
An Exploratory Study of Resilience in Parents of Children With Cancer
- 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)
Caring for children with cancer is described as life-changing experience and overwhelming stress for parents. Poor quality of life and mental health problems such as depression and anxiety were found in this population. The psychological status of them is still waited to be improved. As a dominant term in positive psychology, resilience is commonly regarded as the ability to move forward or keep normal under adversity. It was proved to be associated with psychological outcomes in adolescents and chronic illness patients, enhanced resilience usually along with improved mental health, while little evidence was available in the parents of children with cancer. A cross-sectional study will be conducted to explore the level of resilience and psychological outcomes such as quality of life, depression, anxiety and well-being in parents of children with cancer using questionnaires. Such results will be compared with normal population to help evaluate the psychological status of those parents. The relationship between resilience and these psychological outcomes will also be examined. Lower resilience and higher resilience of the parents will be determined by the lowest and highest quartile of The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) scores. Subsequently, a qualitative study will be conducted to explore the experience of those parents with lower resilience and higher resilience. It is anticipated that risk parents of children with cancer could be identified from the inferior outcomes of resilience and psychological outcomes. Both the results of cross-sectional study and qualitative study will guide the development of interventions designed to enhance resilience and promote positive psychological outcomes among targeted parents of children with cancer under risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resilience of Parents Having Children With Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure_having children with cancer | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- parents having children with cancer
- description
- No intervention.
- interventionNames
- Other: Exposure_having children with cancer
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Resilience measurement by using the Connor-Davidson resilience scale.
- timeFrame
- A cross-sectional study will be conducted during September 2018 and January 2019. The measurement will be taken once for each participant.
- description
- Resilience of parents having children with cancer will be measured. The total score ranges from 0-100 and higher score reflecting higher level of resilience.
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Quality of life measurement by using the Short Form 6D (SF-6D).
- timeFrame
- A cross-sectional study will be conducted during September 2018 and January 2019. The measurement will be taken once for each participant.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * have a child (0-19 years old) with cancer diagnosis. Chinese resident and can read Chinese and speak Mandarin. Exclusion Criteria: * have physical impairment or cognitive and learning problems identified from family history of medical records. attending other researches.
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDLuo Y, Li HCW, Xia W, Cheung AT, Ho LLK, Chung JOK. The Lived Experience of Resilience in Parents of Children With Cancer: A Phenomenological Study. Front Pediatr. 2022 May 30;10:871435. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.871435. eCollection 2022. PMID 35707743
- DERIVEDLuo YH, Li WHC, Cheung AT, Ho LLK, Xia W, He XL, Zhang JP, Chung JOK. Relationships between resilience and quality of life in parents of children with cancer. J Health Psychol. 2022 Apr;27(5):1048-1056. doi: 10.1177/1359105321990806. Epub 2021 Jan 31. PMID 33522296