Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center
Outcomes and Follow-up of Patients Treated in the Hasbro Partial Hospital Program
Principal Investigator:
Jack Nassau, PhD
Thomas Roesler, MD
Funding Source
This is a pilot study.
Description
The Hasbro Partial Hospital Program (HPHP) is a day treatment program that emphasizes family therapy interventions in the treatment of children and adolescents with combined medical and psychological problems. The HPHP is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of pediatric and mental health professionals, and treats children and adolescents with a variety of pediatric diseases who have failed traditional medical and/or psychological outpatient treatments. Children present with a variety of illnesses including eating disorders, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, and pain syndromes, as well as issues of medical noncompliance, school avoidance and severely impaired functioning.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment at the HPHP by having patients and their parent(s)/guardian(s) complete measures at admission to the Program, discharge from the Program, and six months after discharge. We are interested in whether changes occur in the areas of quality of life, family functioning, and behavioral functioning, as well as in patients’/families’ beliefs about the disease and its effects on their lives.
Significance
This research can increase our knowledge about the application of family therapy to families with children who have a variety of different diseases and associated psychological issues. We are interested in whether a similar form of treatment can be effective across different diseases, and in the specific processes or changes that predict improvements in health outcomes.
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