Status:
COMPLETED
School Activity for the Reduction of Distress, Pain and Negative Emotions in Children Experiencing Hospital School
Lead Sponsor:
Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Florence
Conditions:
Hospital School Experience
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-12 years
Brief Summary
Aim of present study is to evaluate the efficacy of hospital school experience in the reduction of distress, pain and negative emotion in children from 8 to 12 years old, hospitalized in oncology and ...
Detailed Description
The school service into the hospital was born as an attempt to support emotionally, relationally and cognitively the hospitalized children, who have to spend a lot of time alone, without being educate...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for children:
- age between 8 and 12 years old
- knowledge of Italian language
- consent for study participation
- recovery
- be/not be in contact with classmates (group A and group B)
- Exclusion Criteria for Children:
- patients who have already had hospital school experience in the past
- cognitive disability
- patients that cannot complete the study because of health or mental issues incoming during the period of the research
- Inclusion criteria for hospital teachers:
- Italian knowledge
- Being a hospital teacher
- Exclusion criteria for hospital teachers:
- \- Have earlier experience as a hospital children in other hospitals
- Inclusion criteria for not hospital teachers:
- Italian knowledge
- Being a teacher of the hospitalized children in the past or present time exclusion criteria for not hospital teachers:
- A past experience as a hospital teacher
- Inclusion criteria for parents:
- Italian knowledge
- consent for study participation
- Health or mental issues that can cause problems in completing questionnaires or answering questions
- Exclusion criteria for parents:
- Cognitive disability
- Health or mental issues that can cause problems in completing questionnaires or answering questions
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 15 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04046692
Start Date
March 15 2017
End Date
March 15 2020
Last Update
February 17 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Meyer Chidren's Hospital
Florence, Firenze, Italy, 50139