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. 2025 Jul 24;30(4):612-615.
doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_66_23. eCollection 2025 Jul-Aug.

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

Chintana Wacharasin  1 , Natchanan Chivanon  1 , Sivasankari Nadarajan  1
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Effect of Family Nursing Intervention on Suffering Parents of Children with Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Chintana Wacharasin et al. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Cancer; children; family nursing; suffering.

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