A 12-week WeChat education, relaxing, and care program relieves anxiety, depression, insomnia, and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of childhood lymphoma patients
| Autor: | Zhongyu Wang, Zhongya Wang, Yanxia Ji, Hui Duan, Li Wang, Yanzheng Zhao, Qing Guo, Xuechao Wang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Hematology, Vol 29, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 16078454 1607-8454 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/16078454.2024.2426825 |
| Popis: | Objectives In our previous study, we conducted a 6-month WeChat education and care program for parents of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients, which was effectively alleviated anxiety, depression, and insomnia. This study implemented a 12-week WeChat education, relaxing, and care program (WERC) to investigate its effect on psychological disorders and insomnia in parents of childhood lymphoma patients.Methods Totally, 112 parents of 56 childhood lymphoma patients were randomized at a 1:1 ratio into WERC (N = 56) or normal care (NC) (N = 56) groups to receive corresponding 12-week interventions. The self-rating anxiety/depression scale (SAS/SDS), Athens insomnia scale (AIS), and impact of events scale-revised (IES-R) scores were assessed at enrollment (W0) and 12 weeks after the initiation of the intervention (W12); score changes (W0–W12) were also calculated.Results Scores of the scales at W0 did not differ between groups (all P > 0.05). The WERC group showed a lower SAS score at W12 (P = 0.045) and greater change in SAS score (P |
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