Current Trends in Occupational Therapy for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review.

Only eight articles were found, and the average sample size was 17, so the review is too small to show what works. All included studies had participants outside the 15 to 39 age range, and results were not separated, so it is unclear which findings apply to adolescent and young adult survivors. The included evidence was mostly low-level: one non-randomized pilot, one prospective investigation, four descriptive studies, and two case reports. Only English-language articles from 2002 to 2022 were included, and only six were published in the last ten years, so international and older evidence may be missing. One content expert screened titles and abstracts, which may have introduced bias. The review did not perform the optional consultation stage, and the chosen databases may not have captured all international results. Some studies did not distinguish between people diagnosed as adolescents or young adults and people diagnosed as children who survived into adolescence, so findings may be mixed.

Do not conclude that self-management, exercise, ADL training, or app-based coaching works for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. The review found only eight small studies, including case reports and non-randomized work, and some studies did not separate results for people diagnosed between 15 and 39. Improvements also came from programs that combined physical activity with self-management education, so the contribution of each part is unknown.