van Driessche Anne, Cohen Joachim, Deliens Luc, Kars Marijke C, Willems Leen, De Buyser Stefanie, Verlooy Joris, Renard Marleen, Eecloo Kim, De Vleminck Aline, Beernaert Kim
End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) & Ghent University, Aartselaar 103, 1090, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1090, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) & Ghent University, Aartselaar 103, 1090, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2025 Apr;75:102823. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102823. Epub 2025 Jan 29.
This study evaluates whether the Benefits of Obtaining Ownership Systematically Together in pediatric Advance Care Planning (BOOST pACP) intervention improves parent-adolescent communication compared to care as usual.
In this multi-center parallel-group superiority trial, adolescent patients (10-18 years old) diagnosed with cancer and their parent(s) were randomized with a 1:1 allocation to a pACP intervention or care as usual. The primary endpoint was the adolescents' assessment of quality of parent-adolescent communication at 3 months, and the secondary was quality of parent-adolescent communication at 7 months.
Forty-nine families were enrolled (28% enrollment rate) between March 2021 and March 2023. No significant differences in parent-adolescent communication were observed between the BOOST and care as usual groups at 3 months (T1) (baseline-adjusted mean difference = 1.4; 95% CI -4.1 to 6.9; p = 0.608), effect size 0.13. Similarly, at 7 months (T2) differences were not significant (baseline-adjusted mean difference = 5.2; 95% CI -0.6 to 11.0; p = 0.077), effect size 0.49 (and 0.67 for father-adolescent communication). No significant differences in anxiety scores of adolescents and parents were found and no adverse events were reported.
The BOOST pACP intervention did not significantly improve parent-adolescent communication for adolescents with cancer and their parents at 3 months after baseline. However, the results indicate it might have a clinical impact in later stages of the follow-up period. Limitations of this study are the underpowered sample size and the lack of validated questionnaires for specific ACP communication.
ISRCTN, number 33228289 https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN33228289.
本研究评估在儿科预先护理计划中系统地共同获得所有权的益处(BOOST pACP)干预措施与常规护理相比,是否能改善父母与青少年之间的沟通。
在这项多中心平行组优势试验中,将诊断为癌症的青少年患者(10至18岁)及其父母按1:1比例随机分配至pACP干预组或常规护理组。主要终点是青少年在3个月时对父母与青少年沟通质量的评估,次要终点是7个月时父母与青少年沟通的质量。
2021年3月至2023年3月期间招募了49个家庭(招募率为28%)。在3个月(T1)时,BOOST组与常规护理组之间在父母与青少年沟通方面未观察到显著差异(基线调整后平均差异 = 1.4;95%置信区间 -4.1至6.9;p = 0.608),效应大小为0.13。同样,在7个月(T2)时差异也不显著(基线调整后平均差异 = 5.2;95%置信区间 -0.6至11.0;p = 0.077),效应大小为0.49(父母与青少年沟通为0.67)。青少年和父母的焦虑评分未发现显著差异,也未报告不良事件。
BOOST pACP干预在基线后3个月时,对于患有癌症的青少年及其父母之间的沟通未产生显著改善。然而,结果表明它可能在随访期后期产生临床影响。本研究的局限性在于样本量不足以及缺乏针对特定ACP沟通的有效问卷。
ISRCTN,编号33228289 https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN33228289 。