Facilitation of school re-entry and peer acceptance of children with cancer: a review and meta-analysis of intervention studies
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Facilitation of school re-entry and peer acceptance of children with cancer : a review and meta-analysis of intervention studies. / Helms, A S; Schmiegelow, K; Brok, J; Johansen, C; Thorsteinsson, T; Simovska, V; Larsen, H B.
In: European Journal of Cancer Care, Vol. 25, No. 1, 01.2016, p. 170-179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Facilitation of school re-entry and peer acceptance of children with cancer
T2 - a review and meta-analysis of intervention studies
AU - Helms, A S
AU - Schmiegelow, K
AU - Brok, J
AU - Johansen, C
AU - Thorsteinsson, T
AU - Simovska, V
AU - Larsen, H B
N1 - © 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2016/1
Y1 - 2016/1
N2 - Increased survival rates from childhood cancer call for efforts to reintegrate children with cancer back into their academic and social environments. The aims of this study were to: (1) review and analyse the existing literature on school re-entry interventions for children with cancer; and (2) discuss the importance of peer involvement in the treatment. Relevant databases were searched using equivalent search algorithms and six studies were selected that target children with cancer and/or their classmates. Two authors independently reviewed the literature for data extraction. The articles were reviewed using the PRISMA model for reporting reviews. Statistical calculations for the meta-analyses were done using Review Manager 5.2. The meta-analyses showed significant effects of school re-entry programmes in terms of enhancing academic achievement in children with cancer (P = 0.008) and lowering their levels of depression (P = 0.05). Increased knowledge among classmates was associated with less fear and a more positive attitude towards the child with cancer. Due to limited numbers of patients, lack of control groups, and the diversity of intervention strategies used in previous studies, there is a need for intervention programmes exploring the optimal path for the reintegration of children with cancer into the education system and into their peer groups.
AB - Increased survival rates from childhood cancer call for efforts to reintegrate children with cancer back into their academic and social environments. The aims of this study were to: (1) review and analyse the existing literature on school re-entry interventions for children with cancer; and (2) discuss the importance of peer involvement in the treatment. Relevant databases were searched using equivalent search algorithms and six studies were selected that target children with cancer and/or their classmates. Two authors independently reviewed the literature for data extraction. The articles were reviewed using the PRISMA model for reporting reviews. Statistical calculations for the meta-analyses were done using Review Manager 5.2. The meta-analyses showed significant effects of school re-entry programmes in terms of enhancing academic achievement in children with cancer (P = 0.008) and lowering their levels of depression (P = 0.05). Increased knowledge among classmates was associated with less fear and a more positive attitude towards the child with cancer. Due to limited numbers of patients, lack of control groups, and the diversity of intervention strategies used in previous studies, there is a need for intervention programmes exploring the optimal path for the reintegration of children with cancer into the education system and into their peer groups.
U2 - 10.1111/ecc.12230
DO - 10.1111/ecc.12230
M3 - Review
C2 - 25204197
VL - 25
SP - 170
EP - 179
JO - European Journal of Cancer Care
JF - European Journal of Cancer Care
SN - 0961-5423
IS - 1
ER -
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