A study protocol for Truce: a pragmatic controlled trial of a seven-week acceptance and commitment therapy program for young people who have a parent with cancer
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This paper outlines the study protocol for Truce, a seven-week acceptance and commitment therapy program designed for young people aged 14 to 22 with a parent diagnosed with cancer. The resource describes a pragmatic controlled trial methodology comparing an intervention group against a wait-list control group to assess changes in distress and psychological well-being. It is intended for researchers or clinicians interested in the design and rationale of this specific clinical trial.
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- Pandora Patterson (Cancer Australia), Fiona E. J. McDonald (Cancer Australia), Joseph Ciarrochi (Australian Catholic University), Louise Hayes (Orygen Youth Health), Danielle Tracey (Western Sydney University), Claire E. Wakefield (UNSW Sydney), Kate White (The University of Sydney)
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- 2015-09-09
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- gold
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- 10.1186/s40359-015-0087-y
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@article{allodium:a3917ee99a47411d,
title = {A study protocol for Truce: a pragmatic controlled trial of a seven-week acceptance and commitment therapy program for young people who have a parent with cancer},
author = {Pandora Patterson and Fiona E. J. McDonald and Joseph Ciarrochi and Louise Hayes and Danielle Tracey and Claire E. Wakefield and Kate White},
year = {2015},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1186/s40359-015-0087-y},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-015-0087-y}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - A study protocol for Truce: a pragmatic controlled trial of a seven-week acceptance and commitment therapy program for young people who have a parent with cancer AU - Patterson, Pandora AU - McDonald, Fiona E. J. AU - Ciarrochi, Joseph AU - Hayes, Louise AU - Tracey, Danielle AU - Wakefield, Claire E. AU - White, Kate PY - 2015 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1186/s40359-015-0087-y UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-015-0087-y ER -
APA
Patterson, P., McDonald, F. E. J., Ciarrochi, J., Hayes, L., Tracey, D., Wakefield, C. E., & White, K. (2015). A study protocol for Truce: a pragmatic controlled trial of a seven-week acceptance and commitment therapy program for young people who have a parent with cancer. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-015-0087-y
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