TY - JOUR
T1 - Family Needs in Parental Cancer
T2 - A Qualitative Analysis of Contextual Factors From the Perspective of Healthy Parents-Results From the Family-SCOUT Study
AU - Weiss, Johanna
AU - Ernstmann, Nicole
AU - Heuser, Christian
AU - Nakata, Hannah
AU - Brock-Midding, Evamarie
AU - Horbach-Bremen, Rebecca
AU - Bruemmendorf, Tim H.
AU - Bruene, Manuela
AU - Dohmen, Marc
AU - Drueke, Barbara
AU - Geiser, Franziska
AU - Holsteg, Steffen
AU - Icks, Andrea
AU - Karger, Andre
AU - Panse, Jens
AU - Petermann-Meyer, Andrea
AU - Viehmann, Anja
AU - Heier, Lina
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Introduction: Parental cancer affects the whole family and can have negative impact on family as a system as well as on single family members. This multicentre, prospective, interventional and non-randomized family-SCOUT study aimed to implement a comprehensive psychosocial intervention to provide support for the family during and after the disease. The purpose of this study is to analyse the contextual factors that impact the subjective perceived effectiveness of family-scout support for families affected by parental cancer from the healthy parents' perspective. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with the healthy parent as a surrogate of family-SCOUT families from the intervention group were conducted. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using template analysis. Results: Within two years, 23 interviews were conducted. Four themes were identified, highlighting contextual factors that indicate successful support for families: Ability to meet the support needs of families; cancer as a family disease-burdens in the context of the family system; coping strategies-how the individual family members deal with the situation and communication within the family. Conclusion: Family-scouts can provide beneficial support to families affected by parental cancer, but individual time of the families, communication and stress factors need to be taken into consideration. Trial Registration: Familien-SCOUT: NCT04186923
AB - Introduction: Parental cancer affects the whole family and can have negative impact on family as a system as well as on single family members. This multicentre, prospective, interventional and non-randomized family-SCOUT study aimed to implement a comprehensive psychosocial intervention to provide support for the family during and after the disease. The purpose of this study is to analyse the contextual factors that impact the subjective perceived effectiveness of family-scout support for families affected by parental cancer from the healthy parents' perspective. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with the healthy parent as a surrogate of family-SCOUT families from the intervention group were conducted. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using template analysis. Results: Within two years, 23 interviews were conducted. Four themes were identified, highlighting contextual factors that indicate successful support for families: Ability to meet the support needs of families; cancer as a family disease-burdens in the context of the family system; coping strategies-how the individual family members deal with the situation and communication within the family. Conclusion: Family-scouts can provide beneficial support to families affected by parental cancer, but individual time of the families, communication and stress factors need to be taken into consideration. Trial Registration: Familien-SCOUT: NCT04186923
KW - CIOABCD
KW - family intervention
KW - intervention study
KW - parental cancer
KW - qualitative methodology
KW - template analysis
KW - COMMON-SENSE MODEL
KW - PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
KW - CHILDREN
U2 - 10.1155/ecc/7707431
DO - 10.1155/ecc/7707431
M3 - Article
SN - 0961-5423
VL - 2025
JO - European Journal of Cancer Care
JF - European Journal of Cancer Care
IS - 1
M1 - 7707431
ER -