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The problem
Intervention: None—this is an observational study with no intervention tested
Who it was tested with: Children aged 8-16 years with a parent diagnosed with cancer (n=73) compared to age- and sex-matched healthy controls (n=59).
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"The study included 73 children with a parent diagnosed with cancer (case group) and 59 age- and sex-matched healthy children as controls, ranging in age from 8 to 16 years. All participants completed the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS)." This is a cross-sectional observational comparison without intervention, making it evidence of association rather than intervention effectiveness.
Cross-sectional design prevents causal inference; no intervention was evaluated; country context not specified; uses self-report psychological scales which may not capture all relevant outcomes.
Across countries and designs
27 studies · 24 countries
