Psychosocial impacts of a camping experience for children with cancer and their siblings

Wellisch, David K.; Crater, Brian; Wiley, Frances M.; Belin, Thomas R.; Weinstein, Karen

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“…Following camp attendance, researchers have observed better attitudes toward their illnesses and lower levels of trait anxiety in children with asthma, diabetes, and spina bifida (Briery & Rabian ); improved affect has been noted in children with cancer (Wellisch et al . ). Youth with HIV/AIDS formed caring connections, felt reprieve and recreation, and increased their illness related knowledge, positive attitudes, and conflict resolution skills as a result of attending summer camp (Gillard et al .…”

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A qualitative study exploring the psychosocial value of weekend camping experiences for children and adolescents with complex heart defects

Desai

Sutton

Staley³

et al. 2013

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This qualitative study showed that children living with complex CHD valued the opportunity for participating in weekend camping experiences in the company of peers with similar heart defects. Findings contribute to a better understanding of what programme features and processes were considered meaningful. Given the scarcity of resources to devote to such social support activities, the findings may help professionals to plan effective interventions to maximize benefits during a shorter camping experience.

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A qualitative study exploring the psychosocial value of weekend camping experiences for children and adolescents with complex heart defects

Desai

Sutton

Staley³

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“…1,11,12 Although it is commonly agreed by burn care professionals that burn camps are beneficial and that more especially the campers themselves and their parents see camps as a positive experience, very little empirical evidence for this has until now been found in international literature. As in the case of other pediatric camps, 13 small sample sizes and a possible cumulative effect of attending consecutive burn camps also hamper the measurement of the clear effects of burn camps. Furthermore, most reports are descriptive in nature.…”

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The Expectations and Experiences of Children Attending Burn Camps: A Qualitative Study

Maertens¹,

Ponjaert‐Kristoffersen²

2008

Journal of Burn Care & Research

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The use of evaluation forms has increased with the steadily growing interest in child-centered research. The purpose of this study is 2-fold: 1) to examine the benefits of attending the National Burn Camp, a therapeutic recreation program set up in Belgium for burn-injured children aimed at alleviating the impact of their burns, and 2) to evaluate the camp program from the standpoint of the children, their parents, and the staff members to make improvements to the program. Evaluation forms were gathered from 19 children (12-18 years), parents (N = 14), and staff members (N = 20) who agreed to fill out open-ended questions at different times. Evaluation data demonstrated evidence of increased self-confidence, improved coping skills, developed social skills, new relationships, and a sense of achievement at having taken part in a therapeutic recreation program. Children genuinely benefit psychologically, according to the participants themselves, their parents, and staff members. Evaluation forms can provide additional and more profound explanatory information on the wishes and demands of the participants, their parents, and staff members. Moreover, they are of great importance when it comes to adapting and improving camp programs.

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“…Most of this research examines camps as leisure services (Apter, 1977;Emira & Thompson, 2011;Huber, Walsh, & Varman 2005;Jeanes & Magee, 2012;Sullivan, Ward, & Deutsch, 2010;Taber & Proch, 1988). There have also been studies looking at specialized camps, including ones for children with hemophilia (Thomas & Gaslin, 2001), cancer (Mosher, 2006;Wellisch, Crater, Wiley, Belin, & Weinstein, 2006), diabetes (Hunter, Rosnov, Koontz, & Roberts, 2006), vision impairment (Day & Kleinschmidt 2005), and chronic diseases (Bekesi et al, 2011). More important for this research, we have found that there are no studies focused on family camping as a highly valued leisure experience.…”

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The Impact of Families Camping Together: Opportunities for Personal and Social Development

2016

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the camping experience on a community of families. The research questions were: What is the meaning of the camping experience? How does the camping experience influence its participants? We used an auto-ethnographic method (two of the authors participated in the camping program) and a questionnaire to conduct the investigation. The research occurred in the Czech Republic with nine families composed of 14 adults and 14 children. Our findings indicate that the interplay among community, spirituality, nature, and family defines such a camping experience. In turn, this leads to stronger family bonds, confidence and self-reliance in the outdoors, and a greater sense of adaptability for the individual.

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Psychosocial impacts of a camping experience for children with cancer and their siblings

Abstract: Expectations appear substantially different for patient versus sibling campers. The camping experience appeared to impact these groups differently, with patient campers impacted in ways not experienced by sibling campers.

Cited by 43 publications

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A qualitative study exploring the psychosocial value of weekend camping experiences for children and adolescents with complex heart defects

A qualitative study exploring the psychosocial value of weekend camping experiences for children and adolescents with complex heart defects

The Expectations and Experiences of Children Attending Burn Camps: A Qualitative Study

The Impact of Families Camping Together: Opportunities for Personal and Social Development

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