Development and Validation of Family Adjustment Inventory

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Conditions studied: Adjustment Reaction

In brief

A diagnosis of chronic disease in childhood may be disruptive for families. Some parents show good adjustment, while others may have more difficulties. Aim of this study is to develop and validate a new psychometric instrument to help precociously detect parents' vulnerability in the process of adjustment to their child's chronic disease at different times of care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04049890

Run by

Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS

People needed

900

Starts

2016-03-15

Expected to finish

2026-09-14

Last updated by the study team

2025-02-17

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• consent for participating in the study
• having a child suffering from a chronic illness and treated in the hospital in the following specialties: onco-hematology, neuro-oncology, diabetology, cystic fibrosis, metabolic disease, gastroenterology, cardiology, nephrology, rheumatology, allergology, pneumology, immunology, intensive care unit
• italian speaking

You may not qualify if…

• cognitive impairment
• no good knowledge of italian language

Where it is running

• Meyer Children's Hospital — Florence, Firenze, Italy (enrolling)

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