CHIP-Family intervention to improve the psychosocial well-being of young children with congenital heart disease and their families: Results of a randomised controlled trial
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Date
2019-08-05
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van der Mheen, Malindi
Meentken, Maya G.
van Beynum, Ingrid M.
van der Ende, Jan
van Galen, Eugène
Zirar, Anne
Aendekerk, Elisabeth W. C.
van den Adel, Tabitha P. L.
Bogers, Ad J. J. C.
McCusker, Christopher G.
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Cambridge University Press
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Objective:Children with congenital heart disease and their families are at risk of psychosocial problems. Emotional and behavioural problems, impaired school functioning, and reduced exercise capacity often occur. To prevent and decrease these problems, we modified and extended the previously established Congenital Heart Disease Intervention Program (CHIP)–School, thereby creating CHIP-Family. CHIP-Family is the first psychosocial intervention with a module for children with congenital heart disease. Through a randomised controlled trial, we examined the effectiveness of CHIP-Family.Methods:Ninety-three children with congenital heart disease (age M = 5.34 years, SD = 1.27) were randomised to CHIP-Family (n = 49) or care as usual (no psychosocial care; n = 44). CHIP-Family consisted of a 1-day group workshop for parents, children, and siblings and an individual follow-up session for parents. CHIP-Family was delivered by psychologists, paediatric cardiologists, and physiotherapists. At baseline and 6-month follow-up, mothers, fathers, teachers, and the child completed questionnaires to assess psychosocial problems, school functioning, and sports enjoyment. Moreover, at 6-month follow-up, parents completed program satisfaction assessments.Results:Although small improvements in child outcomes were observed in the CHIP-Family group, no statistically significant differences were found between outcomes of the CHIP-Family and care-as-usual group. Mean parent satisfaction ratings ranged from 7.4 to 8.1 (range 0–10).Conclusions:CHIP-Family yielded high program acceptability ratings. However, compared to care as usual, CHIP-Family did not find the same extent of statistically significant outcomes as CHIP-School. Replication of promising psychological interventions, and examination of when different outcomes are found, is recommended for refining interventions in the future.Trial registryDutch Trial Registry number NTR6063, .
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Congenital heart defects , Children , Families , Psychosocial well-being , Intervention
Citation
van der Mheen, M., Meentken, M. G., van Beynum, I. M., van der Ende, J., van Galen, E., Zirar, A., Aendekerk, E. W. C., van den Adel, T. P. L., Bogers, A. J. J. C., McCusker, C. G., Hillegers, M. H. J., Helbing, W. A. and Utens, E. M. W. J. (2019) 'CHIP-Family intervention to improve the psychosocial well-being of young children with congenital heart disease and their families: results of a randomised controlled trial', Cardiology in the Young, 29(9), pp. 1172-1182. DOI: 10.1017/S1047951119001732