title: The effects of the CLIMB® program on psychobehavioral functioning and emotion regulation in children with a parent or caregiver with cancer: A pilot study.
abstract: 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 signi-ficant 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.
authors.affiliation: a School of Medicine , New York University , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Shallcross
authors.affiliation: b OMNI Institute , Denver , CO , USA.
authors.forename: Pallavi D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Visvanathan
authors.affiliation: b OMNI Institute , Denver , CO , USA.
authors.forename: Rochelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCauley
authors.affiliation: b OMNI Institute , Denver , CO , USA.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clay
authors.affiliation: c The Children's Treehouse Foundation , Denver , CO , USA.
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: van Dernoot
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation
keywords: CLIMB®; children; emotion regulation; parent or caregiver with cancer; psychobehavioral functioning