six children standing around a table and collaborating on a task; they laugh.

In our research projects...

...we aim to improve psychosocial support of children with cancer and their families.

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Foto zweier Handpuppen. Eine ist blau, die andere grün.

puppet interview

The puppet interview was developed to measure illness perceptions in younger children. Find out more!

photograph of a hand holding a pen and filling in a multiple-choice questionnaire

fear of progression questionnaire

This questionnaire was developed to measure the fear of progression of the illness in children with cancer and their parents. Find out more!

evaluation of the GeschwisterTREFF

The GeschwisterTREFF (siblings' meeting) "Now it's MY turn" has been created for siblings of children with cancer. Find out more about its evaluation!

Our research projects include:

The development of the fear of progression questionnaire for children with cancer and their parents

The development of a puppet interview to measure illness perceptions in children with cancer

The evaluation of a manualised programme for siblings of children with cancer

The evaluation of a manualized short-term intervention on fear of progression in children suffering from cancer and their families