The Effects of the CLIMB® Program
The effects of the CLIMB® program on psychobehavioral functioning and emotion regulation in children with a parent or caregiver with cancer: A pilot study.
This study evaluated the psychobehavioral benefits of the Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery (CLIMB® ) intervention in 45 children (aged 6–11) with a parent/caregiver with cancer. Parent/caregiver reports of psychobehavioral functioning indicated significant decreases in children’s emotional symptoms and marginally significant reductions in conduct problems. Child reports of emotion regulation indicated significant increases in emotion awareness, significant decreases in emotion suppression, and nonsignificant increases in emotion-focused coping and dysregulated expression.
Parents/caregivers and children reported high satisfaction with CLIMB® . Results suggest CLIMB® is a promising intervention for improving psychobehavioral functioning and emotion regulation in children with a parent/caregiver with cancer.
Additional CLIMB® Research
Children navigating parental cancer: outcomes of a psychosocial intervention
Informing Research
Relevant studies relating to cancer support programs like CLIMB®, the need they address, and their relevance to patients and healthcare providers.
Cancer and the Family
- When mom or dad has cancer: markers of psychological distress in cancer patients, spouses, and children
- The impact of parental cancer on children and the family: a review of the literature
- The impact of parental cancer on children and the family
- Estimates of Prevalence Rates of Cancer Patients With Children and Well-Being in Affected Children: A Systematic Review on Population-Based Findings
- Experience of parents with head and neck cancer who are caring for young children
- The importance of parenting concerns among patients with cancer
- Living With an Advanced Cancer While Parenting Minor Children: A Needs Assessment Study
- Parents with cancer: Searching for the right balance between telling the truth and protecting children
Stress and Anxiety in Cancer Patients
- Depression and anxiety in patients with cancer
- The effects of mindfulness-based interventions on symptoms of depression, anxiety, and cancer-related fatigue in oncology patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Clinical and genetic factors associated with anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients: a cross-sectional study
- Prognostic value of depression and anxiety on breast cancer recurrence and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 282,203 patients
- Women with breast cancer taking chemotherapy: depression symptoms and treatment adherence
- Depression and anxiety in relation to cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Patient Experience/Satisfaction
- In-hospital stress and patient outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- The impact of patient support programs on adherence, clinical, humanistic, and economic patient outcomes: a targeted systematic review
- Patients values regarding primary health care: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence
- The Relationships Between Patient Experience with Nursing Care, Patient Satisfaction and Patient Loyalty: A Structural Equation Modeling
- A literature-based study of patient-centered care and communication in nurse-patient interactions: barriers, facilitators, and the way forward
