Development and Implementation of Evidence-Based Family-Oriented Support for Young Carers and Their Families in Germany
NCT ID: NCT00734942
Last Updated: 2008-12-23
Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
150 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-01-31
2010-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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1
intervention group
support service
* professional partners for communication
* befriending with other families concerned
* information and education (about illness, symptoms, first aid, caring)
* free-time activities and time out
* homework assistance
* administrative advise
* support for everyday life
2
waiting group
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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support service
* professional partners for communication
* befriending with other families concerned
* information and education (about illness, symptoms, first aid, caring)
* free-time activities and time out
* homework assistance
* administrative advise
* support for everyday life
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* children of somatically ill parents (chronic illness)
Exclusion Criteria
8 Years
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Witten/Herdecke
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Universität Witten/Herdecke
Principal Investigators
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Sabine Metzing-Blau, Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Institute of Nursing Science; Witten/Herdecke University
Wilfried Schnepp, Prof.Dr.
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Institute of Nursing Science; Witten/Herdecke University
Locations
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Institute of Nursing Science
Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Sabine Metzing-Blau, Dr.
Role: primary
Joerg grosse Schlarmann, MScN
Role: backup
References
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Metzing S, Schnepp W. [The impact of caring on young carer's lives. An international literature review (1990-2006)]. Pflege. 2007 Dec;20(6):331-6. doi: 10.1024/1012-5302.20.6.331. German.
Sabine M, Schnepp W. [Children and adolescents as caregivers: who they are and what they do. An international literature review (1990-2006)]. Pflege. 2007 Dec;20(6):323-30. doi: 10.1024/1012-5302.20.6.323. German.
Schlarmann JG, Metzing-Blau S, Schnepp W. The use of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents as an outcome criterion to evaluate family oriented support for young carers in Germany: an integrative review of the literature. BMC Public Health. 2008 Dec 17;8:414. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-414.
Schlarmann JG, Metzing S, Schoppmann S, Schnepp W. Germany's First Young Carers Project's Impact on the Children: Relieving the Entire Family. A Qualitative Evaluation. Open Nurs J. 2011;5:86-94. doi: 10.2174/1874434601105010086. Epub 2011 Oct 26.
Related Links
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Website of the study
Other Identifiers
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01GT0619
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id