The research on the development of psychosocial support program for families of patients with childhood cancer

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K20724
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
• Principal Investigator: Tsumura Akemi 静岡県立静岡がんセンター(研究所), その他部局等, 研究員 (90595969)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 小児がん / 家族 / 心理・社会的支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The frequency of psychological distress was investigated using questionnaires for mothers of children with cancer. As a result, 44% of mothers were evaluated as major depressive disorder.
We developed the Japanese version of Psychosocial Assessment Tool 2.0 (PAT 2.0) for assessing psychosocial risk in families caring for a child with cancer. This study confirmed the reliability and validity of the PAT 2.0 Japanese version. It was suggested that the PAT2.0 Japanese version could be used for the evaluation of psychosocial risk of children with cancer and their families.

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