A scoping review of the evaluation and effectiveness of technical assistance.

Background: Although the benefits of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for advancing community outcomes are well-recognized, challenges with the uptake of EBPs are considerable. Technical assistance (TA) is a core capacity building strategy that has been widely used to support EBP implementation and other community development and improvement efforts. Yet despite growing reliance on TA, no reviews have systematically examined the evaluation of TA across varying implementation contexts and capacity building aims.

Emotional distress in parents of long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Objective: The current study investigated the occurrence of emotional distress in parents of long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and identified factors associated with parent emotional distress symptoms.

Methods: Parents of 127 long-term survivors of childhood ALL treated on a chemotherapy-only protocol at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital participated in the study.