Feasibility, acceptability and potential efficacy of the pediatric family-based dignity therapy for children with advanced cancer: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Pediatric family based dignity therapy (P-FBDT) is an individualized psychotherapy in palliative care, with untested feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy. This study aims to assess its feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy among children with advanced cancer and their families.

Methods

This pilot study used a single-group, pre-post design. Children with advanced cancer and their family caregivers were recruited from two hospitals and one pediatric palliative care institution in northern China between July 2023 and January 2025. Feasibility and acceptability were assessed using a 10-point satisfaction survey. Potential efficacy was evaluated using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Cancer Module-3.0 (PedsQL-Cancer-3.0), the Hospital Anxiety and

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12538918 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature