Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions to reduce procedural anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing treatment for cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: Children and young people (CYP) with cancer undergo painful and distressing procedures. We aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions to reduce procedural anxiety in CYP.

Methods: Extensive literature searches sought randomised controlled trials that quantified the effect of any nonpharmacological intervention for procedural anxiety in CYP with cancer aged 0 to 25.

'The end of treatment is not the end': parents' experiences of their child's transition from treatment for childhood cancer.

Objective: This study explores parents' experiences of the end of treatment (EOT) for childhood cancer and aims to develop a theoretical understanding of this transition.

Method: The study used a grounded theory design to develop a theory from 11 semi-structured interviews with parents of children who had finished their cancer treatment. These were transcribed verbatim and analysed.

Fitting square pegs into round holes: the challenge of coping with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

This study aimed to further our understanding of young people's perspectives on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with particular reference to social context and coping. Twelve young people (aged 10 years 11 months to 17 years 4 months) took part in semi-structured interviews. These were transcribed verbatim and analysed using grounded theory to extract themes and link these into an over-arching model.