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Evaluation of a Camp Program for Siblings of Children With Cancer
Olle Jane Z. Sahler, MD;
Paul J. Carpenter, PhD
Am J Dis Child. 1989;143(6):690-696.
Abstract
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• In recent years, specialized camping programs for chronically ill children, members of their family, or both have proliferated. Although these programs are popular, little systematic evaluation of risk-benefit has been undertaken. In a naturalistic study we evaluated the effect of a 5-day residential camping program to determine the effect of the program on the level of medical knowledge, on the perceptions of how the cancer experience affected the individual, and on the participant's mood state. Analyses of questionnaire data from 90 campers before and after their participation in the program revealed that desirable changes occurred in each of these areas and were sustained for at least 3 months after the program. Siblings reported by parents to have behavioral problems with onset since the diagnosis of the cancer seemed to benefit particularly from this type of program. No substantial negative effects were found regardless of the camper age, adaptational status, or previous camp experience.
(AJDC. 1989;143:690-696)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Sahler) and the Department of Pediatrics and the Cancer Center (Dr Carpenter), University of Rochester (NY) Medical Center.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication December 31, 1988.
Presented in part at the annual meeting of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, April 30, 1987, Anaheim, Calif.
Reprint requests to Box 690, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642 (Dr Sahler).
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