International Scholarly Research Notices / 2011 / Article / Tab 1 / Review Article
A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Interventions for Parents' Distress in Pediatric Leukemia Table 1 Randomized interventions towards reducing stress in parents with a child with leukemia.
Study N parents Mean age Gender Education level Type of intervention PsyMesures
Kazak et al. 1996 [22 ] C: 134 I: 152 Not available F:157 M:129 Middle PO group: pharmacologic only according APPO protocol. CI group: pharmacologic protocol + preventive, parent-centered psychological intervention PPQ PSI-S Parent & staff ratings of distress
Walker et al. 1996 [25 ] C: 32 I: 32 F: 35 M: 37,7 Not reported Not reported C group: Standard care. I group: Emotionally Focused Therapy DAS MSIS PSI
Hoekstra-Weeberset al. 1998 [3 ] C: 42 I: 39 36.6 F: 41 M: 40 Elementary to university C group: routine medical and psychosocial care I group: Eight, 90-minute manual-guided interventions based on Psychoeducational, cognitive-behavioural techniques GHQ SCL Stais Dissup Emoneg Emopos
Streisand et al. 2000 [26 ] C: 11 I: 11 C: 36.5 I: 37.2 F: 22 Middle to high C group: Standard care preparation I group: Stress inoculation model DSI PSI SSINT
Kazak et al. 2005 [27 ] C: 20 I: 18 Caregivers: 35 Control: 37 F: 20 M: 18 C: low to advanced I: medium to advanced C group: Usual psychosocial care I group: Surviving Cancer Competently Intervention Program Newly Diagnosed ASDS IES-R STAI
Sahler et al. 2005 [23 ] C: 213 I: 217 Not reported F: 430 High C group: Usual psychological care I group: Usual psychological care and problem-solving skills training (PSST) programme NEO-FFI SPSI-R POMS BDI-II
Stehl et al. 2009 [28 ] C: 62 I: 62 35 Not reported <12th grade to College/advanced degree C group: Standard psychosocial care I group: Surviving Cancer Competently Intervention Program Newly Diagnosed ASDS IES-R STAI
C: control group; I: intervention group; F: females; M: males; PPQ: Perception of Procedures Questionnaire; PSI-S: Parenting Stress Index-Short Form; GHQ: General Health Questionnaire; SCL: Symptom Check List; Stais: state anxiety; Dissup: Dissatisfaction with support; Emoneg: negative emotions; Emopos: positive emotions; DSI: Daily Stress Inventory; PSI: Parenting Stress Index; SSINT: Semi-structured Interview; ASDS: Acute Stress Disorder Scale; IES-R: Impact of Event Scale-Revised; NEO-FFI: NEO-Five Factor Inventory; SPSI-R: Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised; POMS: Profile of Moods States; BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory-II DAS: Dyadic Adjustment Scale; MSIS: Miller Social Intimacy Scale.