Effect of Family Nursing Intervention on Suffering Parents of Children with Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Background: Childhood cancers often lead to significant distress for parents. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a Family Nursing Intervention (FNI) on the suffering of parents of children with cancer. Materials and Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a sample of 4...

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Main Authors: Chintana Wacharasin, Natchanan Chivanon, Sivasankari Nadarajan
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_66_23
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Natchanan Chivanon
Sivasankari Nadarajan
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description Background: Childhood cancers often lead to significant distress for parents. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a Family Nursing Intervention (FNI) on the suffering of parents of children with cancer. Materials and Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a sample of 42 parents of children with cancer. The experimental group participated in a four-week FNI program with weekly 90-minute sessions, while the control group received only routine care. Data were collected using a parenting suffering scale at baseline and after the intervention and analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-tests. Results: This study showed that, at post-test, the parents who participated in the FNI had significantly lower suffering scores compared to those in the control group (t37.60= −3.45, P = 0.001). Conclusions: These findings suggest that FNI could alleviate parents’ suffering in similar contexts in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-dfd86fab0ec14dde933c7630219f4e8b2025-08-20T03:41:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1735-90662228-55042025-07-0130461261510.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_66_23Effect of Family Nursing Intervention on Suffering Parents of Children with Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental StudyChintana WacharasinNatchanan ChivanonSivasankari NadarajanBackground: Childhood cancers often lead to significant distress for parents. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a Family Nursing Intervention (FNI) on the suffering of parents of children with cancer. Materials and Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a sample of 42 parents of children with cancer. The experimental group participated in a four-week FNI program with weekly 90-minute sessions, while the control group received only routine care. Data were collected using a parenting suffering scale at baseline and after the intervention and analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-tests. Results: This study showed that, at post-test, the parents who participated in the FNI had significantly lower suffering scores compared to those in the control group (t37.60= −3.45, P = 0.001). Conclusions: These findings suggest that FNI could alleviate parents’ suffering in similar contexts in the future.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_66_23cancerchildrenfamily nursingsuffering
spellingShingle Chintana Wacharasin
Natchanan Chivanon
Sivasankari Nadarajan
Effect of Family Nursing Intervention on Suffering Parents of Children with Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
cancer
children
family nursing
suffering
title Effect of Family Nursing Intervention on Suffering Parents of Children with Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_full Effect of Family Nursing Intervention on Suffering Parents of Children with Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_fullStr Effect of Family Nursing Intervention on Suffering Parents of Children with Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Family Nursing Intervention on Suffering Parents of Children with Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_short Effect of Family Nursing Intervention on Suffering Parents of Children with Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_sort effect of family nursing intervention on suffering parents of children with cancer a quasi experimental study
topic cancer
children
family nursing
suffering
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_66_23
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