School Activity for the Reduction of Distress, Pain and Negative Emotions in Children Experiencing Hospital School
NCT ID: NCT04046692
Last Updated: 2025-02-17
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
180 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2017-03-15
2020-03-15
Brief Summary
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Hypothesis: the investigators expect a reduction in pain, distress and negative emotions.
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Detailed Description
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The principal aim of this study is to explore if the school service reduces negative emotions experienced by oncological children as well as perceived pain and distress. To evaluate this aims, the investigators organized the study in 3 sections: the first is about the emotions experienced by oncological children between 8 and 12 years old, who benefit from the school service into the hospital; the second is about their parents' opinions and believes about the hospital school service; the third is about opinions, training and educational method dedicated by hospital school teachers and not hospital school teachers (who previously thought to our oncology children sample).
Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_ONLY
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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children in hospital school in contact with outside school
children experience school's lesson with the hospital teacher in the school's room or into their bedrooms and the investigator give before/after the lesson 2 questionnaire (PANAS-C and PH-C) and the VAS to evaluate the aim's study. Then, the investigator asks the children to make 2 paintings: one about the hospital school experience (what is for him/her the hospital school) and one about the outside school (what he/she do/did outside during school).
Hospital School Experience, point of view of the children
Operators of the PANAS-C, PH-C and VAS ask the children to answer the questionnaire before/after the school lesson; then they ask the children to make 2 paintings about hospital and not hospital school experience.
children in hospital school NOT in contact with outside school
it's the same of the previous group ("children experiencing hospital school still in contact with outside school"); the only difference of this group is that children are not in contact with the outside school.
Hospital School Experience, point of view of the children
Operators of the PANAS-C, PH-C and VAS ask the children to answer the questionnaire before/after the school lesson; then they ask the children to make 2 paintings about hospital and not hospital school experience.
hospital teachers
teachers have to answer to some questions (qualitative interview) and fill in CEESQ schedule
Hospital School Experience, point of view of the hospital teachers
operators interview hospital teachers and make them complete a questionnaire (CEESQ)
outside teachers
teachers have to answer to some questions (qualitative interview) and fill in CEESQ schedule
Hospital School Experience, point of view of the non hospital teachers
operators interview the teachers and make them complete a questionnaire (CEESQ)
Parents
parents have to answer some questions (qualitative interview)
Hospital School Experience, point of view of parents
Operators interview parents
Interventions
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Hospital School Experience, point of view of the children
Operators of the PANAS-C, PH-C and VAS ask the children to answer the questionnaire before/after the school lesson; then they ask the children to make 2 paintings about hospital and not hospital school experience.
Hospital School Experience, point of view of the hospital teachers
operators interview hospital teachers and make them complete a questionnaire (CEESQ)
Hospital School Experience, point of view of the non hospital teachers
operators interview the teachers and make them complete a questionnaire (CEESQ)
Hospital School Experience, point of view of parents
Operators interview parents
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* knowledge of Italian language
* consent for study participation
* recovery
* be/not be in contact with classmates (group A and group B)
* Italian knowledge
* Being a hospital teacher
* Italian knowledge
* Italian knowledge
* consent for study participation
* Health or mental issues that can cause problems in completing questionnaires or answering questions
Exclusion Criteria
* cognitive disability
* patients that cannot complete the study because of health or mental issues incoming during the period of the research
\- Have earlier experience as a hospital children in other hospitals
* A past experience as a hospital teacher
* Cognitive disability
* Health or mental issues that can cause problems in completing questionnaires or answering questions
8 Years
12 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Florence
OTHER
Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Rosanna Martin
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Rosanna Martin, MSc
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Locations
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Meyer Chidren's Hospital
Florence, Firenze, Italy
Countries
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References
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af Sandeberg M, Johansson E, Bjork O, Wettergren L. Health-related quality of life relates to school attendance in children on treatment for cancer. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2008 Sep-Oct;25(5):265-74. doi: 10.1177/1043454208321119. Epub 2008 Jul 22.
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Other Identifiers
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Hospital_School
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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