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School Activity for the Reduction of Distress, Pain and Negative Emotions in Children Experiencing Hospital School

NCT04046692 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2025-02-17

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Summary

Aim of present study is to evaluate the efficacy of hospital school experience in the reduction of distress, pain and negative emotion in children from 8 to 12 years old, hospitalized in oncology and pediatric wards. Investigators also want to explore the ideas and opinions of teachers and parents about hospital school service.

Hypothesis: the investigators expect a reduction in pain, distress and negative emotions.

Conditions

  • Hospital School Experience

Interventions

OTHER

Hospital School Experience, point of view of the children

Operators of the PANAS-C, PH-C and VAS ask the children to answer the questionnaire before/after the school lesson; then they ask the children to make 2 paintings about hospital and not hospital school experience.

OTHER

Hospital School Experience, point of view of the hospital teachers

operators interview hospital teachers and make them complete a questionnaire (CEESQ)

OTHER

Hospital School Experience, point of view of the non hospital teachers

operators interview the teachers and make them complete a questionnaire (CEESQ)

OTHER

Hospital School Experience, point of view of parents

Operators interview parents

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florence

    collaborator OTHER

  • Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rosanna Martin, MSc · Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-15
Primary Completion
2020-01-15
Completion
2020-03-15

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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