About this trial
The purpose of this stuidy are: (1) to explore the information needs of parents having children with cancer when making treatment decisions; (2) to develop a Taiwan version of the Control Preferences Scale for decision support aids; (3) to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of involving minor cancer patients and their parents in treatment decision-making.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age over 20 years.
Child under 20 years old, diagnosed with cancer by a doctor.
their child know her/his cancer diagnosis.
Agree to have the child participate in family meeting and have ability to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
Disqualifiers
Diagnosed with depression, and/or anxiety, and/or other mental disorders.
Legal guardian is unwilling to inform the minor of their diagnosis.
Minor is unwilling to share their thoughts with their parents.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Decision-making information aids
- Routine care