Table 1 Examples of resource recommendations by risk level
Child/adolescent | Resources |
|---|---|
Universal/low | Hospital volunteers |
| Â | Child life |
| Â | Look good feel better program |
| Â | Interlink nurses |
| Â | Hospital game room |
| Â | Borrowing distraction resources (e.g., games, audiobooks) from hospital resource center or local library |
Targeted/moderate | Social work |
| Â | Web-based resources (https://youth.anxietycanada.com/, MindShift app) |
| Â | Mindfulness resources (in hospital or online; https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations) |
| Â | Art, music, animal therapy |
| Â | Wellspring Cancer Support Center (https://wellspring.ca/) |
| Â | Camp Ooch in the city |
| Â | Upopolis (https://www.upopolis.com/login.html) |
| Â | Psychology consult |
| Â | (See universal/low resources) |
Clinical/high | Psychology |
| Â | Psychiatry |
| Â | (See universal/low and targeted/clinical resources) |
Parent/caregiver: | |
Universal/low | Canadian Cancer Society web-based resources (http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/childhood-cancer-information/your-child-has-cancer/?region=on) |
| Â | POGO ( https://www.pogo.ca/programs-support/resource-guide/) |
| Â | SickKids resources guide for families facing childhood cancer ( https://www.sickkids.ca/PDFs/Haematology-Oncology/66601-oncology%20resource%20guide.pdf) |
| Â | Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer Parent Liaison |
Targeted/moderate | Social work/resource navigators |
| Â | Mindfulness resources (in hospital or online; https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations) |
| Â | Wheels of Hope |
| Â | Web-based resources (https://www.anxietycanada.com/adults/introduction ; MindShift app) |
| Â | Spiritual services (in hospital or community) |
Clinical/high | Psychology |
| Â | Consult with general practitioner |
| Â | (See universal/low and targeted/clinical resources) |