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Association of Hole in the Wall Camps Outcome Studies

Hole in the Wall Camps and programs are designed to create positive, recreational experiences for children with serious medical conditions. Our programs are thoughtfully developed to enhance coping and resilience; to foster independence and personal growth; and to help our campers reach beyond the limits of their medical conditions.  Although they may only recognize the fun and adventure, our activities are purposeful and provide therapeutic benefit.

We believe it is critical to recognize the importance the camp experience has on children’s health, their quality of life and their future. It is our goal to continuously increase our knowledge of how to better serve our campers. The published studies listed below describe the effects our camps have on the children we serve. As new studies are published we will add them to this list. If you are interested in learning more about our outcome studies, please CONTACT US.

1. Children’s Perspectives of Therapeutic Recreation: Data from the ‘Barretstown Studies’


2. Children’s Voices: Qualitative Data from the ‘Barretstown Studies’


3. Craniofacial Summer Camp (Camp Korey)
   


4. Cross-Cultural Examination of the Tripartite Model with Children: Data from the Barretstown Studies


5. European Teens with Cancer and Serious Illnesses at Barretstown Summer Therapeutic Recreation Camp: 1998-2001. Safety and Medical Facility Utilization (poster presentation)


6. Medical Facility Visits for Teenage and Younger European Children with Sarcomas Attending Barretstown Therapeutic Recreation Camp: 4-year Comparative Study for Quality of Life (poster presentation)


7. Outcome Effectiveness of Therapeutic Recreation Camping Program for Adolescents Living with Cancer and Diabetes (Bátor Tábor) 


8. Outcomes Associated with Participation in a Therapeutic Recreation Camping Programme for Children from 15 European Countries: Data from the ‘Barretstown Studies’


9. Paul Newman, Sick Children, and a Hole in the Wall (The Lancet Oncology) 


10. Quality Care in Transverse Myelitis: A Responsive Protocol (Victory Junction)


11. Safety of Summer Camp for Children with Chronic and/or Life-Threatening Illness (Barretstown)


12. Summer Camps for Chronically Ill Children: A Source of Respite Care for Mothers (Camp Boggy Creek)


13. The Barretstown Experience: A Rite of Passage


14. The Revised-Perceived Illness Experience Scale: Data From the Barretstown Studies