Camper learning and friendship at pediatric oncology camps in North America

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 234-244

  Martiniuk, Alexandra L C ^a,b,c,d   Amylon, Michael D ^d,e,f   Briery, Brandon G ^d,g   Shea Perry, Marci ^d,h   Kelsey, Kathleen P ^d,i,j   Lam, Gary W ^d,i   Körver, Sarah ^b  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Children's Oncology Camping Association   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Camp Okizu   (United States)

^g Children's Association for Maximum Potential   (United States)

^h Trillium Childhood Cancer Support Center   (Canada)

ⁱ BC Camp Goodtimes   (Canada)

^j Societe canadienne du cancer   (Canada)

more..

Author keywords

cancer camp; friendship; learning; pediatric oncology; therapeutic recreation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPREHENSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRIEND; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAMPING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NORTH AMERICA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899033434     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2013.874001     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. American Camp Association. (2013). Research tools. Retrieved from http://www.acacamps.org/members/outcomes/tools.
2. Barr, R., Silva, A., Wong, M., Frid, W., Posgate, S., & Browne, G. (2010). A comparativeassessment of attendance and non-attendance at Camp Trillium by childrenwith cancer and their families; including their utilization of health and socialservices. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 32(5), 358-365.
3. Camp Goodtimes British Columbia. (2011). Program overview. Retrieved fromhttp://www.campgoodtimes.org/programs.
4. Camp Okizu California. (2009). About. Retrieved from http://www.okizu. org/about.
5. Camp Rising Sun Mississippi. (2013). History. Retrieved from http://camprisingsuncolumbusms.com/?action=history.
6. Camp Smile-a-Mile Alabama. (2010). About. Retrieved from http://www.campsam.org/about-us/about-camp-smile-a-mile.
7. Martiniuk, A. L. C. (2003). Camping programs for children with cancer and theirfamilies. Support Care Cancer, 11(12), 749-757.
8. National Cancer Institute. (2008). Fact sheet: Childhood cancers. Retrieved fromhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/ childhood.
9. Packman, W., Mazaheri, M., Sporri, L., Long, J. K., Chesterman, B., Fine, J., & Amylon,M. D. (2008). Projective drawings as measures of psychosocial functioning insiblings of pediatric cancer patients from the Camp Okizu study. Journal ofPediatric Oncology Nursing, 25(1), 44-55.
10. Simons, L. E., Gilleland, J., Hubbard McDanel, A., Blount, R. L., & Campbell, R.(2008). Initial development of the pediatric camp outcomes measure. Children'sHealth Care, 37, 158-169.
11. Stevens, B., Kagan, S., Yamada, J., Epstein, I., Beamer, M., Bilodeau, M., & Baruchel,S. (2004). Adventure therapy for adolescents with cancer. Pediatric Blood andCancer, 43(3), 278-284.
12. Von Elm, E., Altman, D. G., Egger, M., Pocock, S. J., Gotzsche, P. C., & Vandenbroucke,J. P. (2007). The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studiesin Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: Guidelines for reporting observationalstudies. Annals of Internal Medicine, 147(8), 573-577.
13. Wellisch, D. K., Crater, B., Wiley, F. M., Belin, T. R., & Weinstein, K. (2006). Psychosocialimpacts of a camping experience for children with cancer and theirsiblings. Psycho-Oncology, 15(1), 56-65.