TY - JOUR ID - 87423 TI - The Effect of the Family-Centered Empowerment Model (FCEM) on the Care Burden of the Parents of Children Diagnosed with Cancer JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Shoghi, Mahnaz AU - Shahbazi, Bahareh AU - Seyedfatemi, Naimeh AD - Center for Nursing Care Research, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AD - Member of Center for Nursing Care Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 20 IS - 6 SP - 1757 EP - 1764 KW - Family-Centered Empowerment KW - cancer KW - Burden of Care KW - Family-centered Care KW - children DO - 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.6.1757 N2 - Background: Families face multiple problems after their children are diagnosed with cancer. This study aims todetermine the effect of the Family-Centered Empowerment Model (FCEM) on the care burden of the parents of children,diagnosed with cancer. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 78 parents, having children withcancer. The FCEM was implemented in the intervention group in four stages, namely perceived a threat, self-efficacy,educational participation, and evaluation during four sessions of 20-40 minutes. The control group only received theusual care. The burden of care of the control and intervention groups were measured one month after filling out theinitial questionnaire, and one month after the end of the intervention, respectively. Results: The two groups weresimilar in terms of demographic variables and level of burden of care. However, a statistically significant differencewas observed between the two groups, in terms of the level of burden (p<0.001). Conclusion: The results of this studyshowed that the empowerment of parents of children with cancer has an impact on reducing their care burden, andusing this empowerment model is recommended to the treatment team, especially nurses. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_87423.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_87423_785bd1bb434afcb4d14cec721fb2e670.pdf ER -