A systematic review was conducted of studies (2001-2013) about therapeutic recreation/camp for children with cancer and/or their family which measured either process or outcome variables qualitatively or quantitatively. Of 581 titles, 20 met the inclusion criteria. Research demonstrates positive impacts of camp on: cancer knowledge, mood, self-concept, empathy, and friendship, quality of life, and emotional well-being. This recent decade of research illuminates nuances in camp outcomes, which previously were unexplored. For instance, changes following camp do not necessarily occur in a linear, positive fashion and varying outcomes were observed by camper subgroup depending on age, culture, and treatment status. Pediatr Blood Cancer (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
AD - The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. AN - 24395392 BT - Pediatric Blood and Cancer DP - NLM ET - 2014/01/08 LA - Eng LB - MSK M1 - 2 N1 - Martiniuk, AlexandraA systematic review was conducted of studies (2001-2013) about therapeutic recreation/camp for children with cancer and/or their family which measured either process or outcome variables qualitatively or quantitatively. Of 581 titles, 20 met the inclusion criteria. Research demonstrates positive impacts of camp on: cancer knowledge, mood, self-concept, empathy, and friendship, quality of life, and emotional well-being. This recent decade of research illuminates nuances in camp outcomes, which previously were unexplored. For instance, changes following camp do not necessarily occur in a linear, positive fashion and varying outcomes were observed by camper subgroup depending on age, culture, and treatment status. Pediatr Blood Cancer (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2014 SN - 1545-5017 (Electronic)