Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of
the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in …

Children and adolescents receiving treatment for cancer experience multiple symptoms as a
consequence of their disease and its treatment that interfere with the child's quality of life …

While the use of visual methods in qualitative research is gaining recognition, there has
been less attention to timelines. This paper addresses this gap and contributes to the overall …

Purpose Mobile health (mHealth) resources, including apps, are emerging as resources to
support children in tracking symptoms and other health-related data. The purpose of this …

Background Children with cancer have difficulty identifying and describing the multiple
symptoms they experience during hospitalization and between clinical encounters. Mobile …

Purpose: The purpose of this work was to review scientific publications related to the use of
visual arts in pediatric hospitals. Background: Visual arts, particularly painting, have …

Introduction: Children with cancer experience distress and decreased quality of life (QOL).
Creative arts therapy (CAT) is a therapeutic modality which may improve QOL. This study …

As research with children (rather than research on children) gains popularity and
researchers adapt methods to include children's voices, continual reflection on the research …

Family care is essential to pediatric nursing practice, as the entire family is affected by
childhood illness. However, little is known about art making for therapeutic purposes and …

Background Children with acute leukemia experience various distressing symptoms due to
the disease and its treatment during chemotherapy. These symptoms cluster together and …