title: Person-centred information to parents in paediatric oncology (the PIFBO study): A study protocol of an ongoing RCT.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Parents of children with cancer experience a demanding situation and often suffer from psychological problems such as stress. Trying to coping with the complex body of information about their child's disease is one factor that contributes to this stress. The aim of this study is to evaluate an intervention for person-centred information to parents of children with cancer that consists of four sessions with children's nurses trained in the intervention method.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a multi-centre RCT with two parallel arms and a 1:1 allocation ratio. The primary outcome is illness-related parental stress. Secondary outcomes are post-traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, depression, satisfaction with information, expected and received knowledge, and experiences with health care providers. A process evaluation is performed to describe experiences and contextual factors. Data are collected using web questionnaires or paper forms according to the parents' preference, audio recording of the intervention sessions, and qualitative interviews with parents and the intervention nurses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Few studies have evaluated information interventions for parents of children with cancer using large multi-centre RCTs. This intervention is designed to be performed by regular staff children's nurses, which will facilitate implementation if the intervention proves to be effective.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Clinical trials NCT02332226 (December 11, 2014).
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden ; Department of Paediatrics, Umeå University Hospital, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Anders
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8801-5423
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ringnér
authors.affiliation: CHILD Research Group, Department of Nursing Science, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Box 1026, SE-551 11 Jönköping, Sweden ; School of Life Sciences, University of Skövde, Box 408, SE-541 28 Skövde, Sweden.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Björk
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden ; Department of Health Sciences, University West, SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ulla Hällgren
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Graneheim
keywords: Childhood cancer; Multi-centre study; Parents; Person-centred information; Process evaluation; Protocol; Randomized controlled trial