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Legacy Photo-narrative Study
Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital
Summary
Children with medical complexity (CMC) live full meaningful lives that are often short. CMC and their families experience substantial distress, poor mental health, and low emotional well-being. Existing research and our prior studies suggest that legacy, defined as the summation of qualities and experiences that form the child's enduring presence, can be a resource for actionable appraisal of and coping with stressful life experiences. Photo-narratives are a novel intervention that facilitate family sharing of images to tell stories about everyday experiences related to their child's quality-of-life and personhood. In our prior studies, families reported that photo-narratives were a simple, easy way to meaningfully connect and had the potential to be an important part of their child's legacy. What remains poorly understood, however, is how photo-narratives might impact family-centered outcomes. This study aims to and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact of photo-narratives in a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Official title: Photo-narratives as a Legacy Intervention for Children With Medical Complexity and Their Families
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Months - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2027-06-01
Completion Date
2028-06-15
Last Updated
2026-08-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Photo-narratives
Photo-narratives are created by patients/families and include a series of captioned photos focused on who is important in their family, information about their quality of life, and their strengths. The narrative is accompanied by clinician prompts to facilitate patient/family-clinician discussion and engagement.