Information Support Using an Online Learning Platform for Malaysian Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Parents

This is a study protocol to determine whether it is feasible to support parents of children with blood cancers by providing information over an online learning platform. This study will be conducted in Malaysia. An online learning platform will be used to provide information relevant to parents who care for children diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma. The use of this platform will be compared with current usual care, where only verbal discussions and ad hoc caregiver training is provided to support these parents, based on the clinician's judgement. Participants knowledge and confidence level in caregiving as well as coping will be compared between the two groups. To determine the feasibility of this method of information support, the researchers will also obtain feedback from participants who used the online learning platform and determine whether there are many who drop out from using it. The findings will determine whether use of online learning platform is suitable to deliver information support for parents, in view of currently limited resources for supportive care in childhood cancer care in Malaysia.