The research team will assess the psychological abilities like cognitive(how you think and figure things out) and psycho-social(the well-being at the intersection of the internal workings and external experience) functions of young patients who are diagnosed with solid tumor and their primary caregivers. After assessing the psychological abilities, the research team will provide counseling and educational sessions developed by the team. The sessions are provided on a 1:1 basis to each of the participants to verify whether the sessions helped to improve the quality of life, including mental health.
Those between the ages of 10 and 24, and diagnosed with pediatric solid tumor, who are undergoing treatment or survivors who have completed the treatment and the treatment end date is within 2 years.
Parent or legal guardian who is a primary caregiver to children and adolescent patient of acute-transitional phase.
Those whose cognitive ability is capable of verbal counseling and who agrees to the evaluation assessment.
Those who disagree to participate as a research subject.
Those whose psycho-emotional state requires professional treatment or medical conditions precludes intervention.
Those undergoing treatment and children and adolescent survivors of acute-transitional phase, whose prior intelligence assessment FSIQ score is less than 70. However, if the GAI score is 70 or higher, participation is possible after the principal investigator's interview, with linguistic competence taken into consideration.
Those who withdraw consent of this research.
National Cancer Center, Korea
Lead sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Collaborator
Tree and Forest Psychological Counseling Center
Collaborator