The Impact of Interventions Based on Mishel’s Uncertainty in Illness Theory on Caregivers of Children Diagnosed with Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the effects of nursing interventions based on Mishel’s Uncertainty in Illness Theory (MUIT) on uncertainty, hopelessness, coping and adaptation for care givers of children diagnosed with cancer. Materials and Methods: The study was randomized controlled experimental design study, which had repeated measures (pretest-posttest-follow up) and parallel group (intervention-control), it included measures of uncertainty (PPUS), hopelessness (BHS), coping and adaptation (CAPS). The study was conducted in January-July 2019 with the caregivers of 46 children diagnosed with cancer who followed in paediatric oncology-haematology clinics. Intervention Group (IG) was given 6 modules education and consultancy according to protocol that was developed based on theory. The CONSORT guideline was performed in the study. Results: PPUS post-test mean score of IG was lower than CG (p

Keywords

• cancer
• caregiver
• child
• mishel’s uncertainty in illness theory
• nursing intervention
• bakım veren
• çocuk
• hemşirelik girişimi
• kanser
• mishel’in hastalıklarda belirsizlik teorisi