Camp programs for children with cancer and their families: Review of research progress over the past decade

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 778-787

  Martiniuk, Alexandra ^a,b,c,d   Silva, Mariana ^e,f   Amylon, Michael ^g   Barr, Ronald ^h  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Kingston Regional Cancer Center   (Canada)

^f QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Camping; Coping; Pediatric oncology; Psychosocial; Support program; Therapeutic recreation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CAMPING; COPING; PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL; SUPPORT PROGRAM; THERAPEUTIC RECREATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAMPING; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84896711120     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24912     Document Type: Article

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