Social Impact Report

Social Impact Report references

1. Fardell, J.E., et al., Impact of Hospitalizations due to Chronic Health Conditions on Early Child Development. J Pediatr Psychol, 2023. 48(10): p. 799-811.

2. Boris, P., K.E. Kovács, and B.E. Nagy, The comparative study of chronically ill and healthy children and adolescents in the light of their general mental health. Scientific Reports, 2024. 14(1): p. 6754.

3. Lummer-Aikey, S. and S. Goldstein, Sibling adjustment to childhood chronic illness: an integrative review. Journal of Family Nursing, 2021. 27(2): p. 136-153.

4. Burton, L., The family life of sick children: A study of families coping with chronic childhood disease. 2022: Routledge.

5. Brown, S.J., Disparities in outcomes for Indigenous children. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 2020. 4(1): p. 5-6.

6. Smallwood, R., et al., Understanding the impact of historical trauma due to colonization on the health and well-being of indigenous young peoples: a systematic scoping review. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2021. 32(1): p. 59-68.

7. Ahmed, K.Y., et al., Reviewing publicly available reports on child health disparities in indigenous and remote communities of Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023. 20(11): p. 5959.

8. Nolan-Isles, D., et al., Enablers and Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services for Aboriginal People in New South Wales, Australia. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021. 18(6).

9. Flèche, S., W.N. Lekfuangfu, and A.E. Clark, The long-lasting effects of family and childhood on adult wellbeing: Evidence from British cohort data. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021. 181: p. 290-311.

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13. Kelada, L., et al., Evaluation of an In-Hospital Recreation Room for Hospitalised Children and Their Families. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2021. 61: p. 191-198.

14. Robertson, E., et al., Facilitating the Voice of Adolescents in Hospitals Through Art: Case Report. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2022. 70(3): p. 507-513.

15. Martín-Villena, M.C., et al., Effects of play therapy in children with cancer: a systematic review and metanalysis. Heliyon, 2025. 11(13).

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17. Rich, V., et al., Captains on call: A qualitative investigation of an intervention to support children with retinoblastoma undergoing regular eye examinations. Psycho‐Oncology, 2024. 33(3): p. e6315.

Starlight academic publications

2025

Treadgold, C., Fortunati, E., Doyle, R., Dann, J., & Doyle, A. K. (2025). Cake, Checkups, and Captain Starlight: Evaluating the Cherbourg Third Birthday Party Health Initiative for Children in Rural Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 33(4), e70082.

Barr, K. R., Nikolovski, J., John, J. R., White, L., Elliott, S., McCartney, L., ... & Eapen, V. (2025). Validating a codesigned paediatric patient reported experience measure: a study protocol. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 9(1), e003490.

2024

Barr KR, Nikolovski J, White L, Elliott S, McCartney L, Treadgold C, Vernon B, John JR, Eapen V. Co-developing a Paediatric Patient Reported Experience Measure: The Perspectives of Children and Young People. Patient Experience Journal. 2024; 11(3):64-72. doi: 10.35680/2372-0247.1924.

Rich, V., Plummer, K., Padhy, S., Barratt, T., Tran, J., Treadgold, C., & Robertson, E. G. (2024). Captains on call: A qualitative investigation of an intervention to support children with retinoblastoma undergoing regular eye examinations. Psycho‐Oncology, 33(3), e6315.

Kelada, L., Wakefield, C. E., De Graves, S., Treadgold, C., Dumlao, G., Schaffer, M., & O'Brien, T. (2021). Evaluation of an in-hospital recreation room for hospitalised children and their families. Journal of pediatric nursing, 61, 191-198.

2023

Signorelli, C., Robertson, E. G., Valentin, C., Alchin, J. E., & Treadgold, C. (2023). A review of Creative Play interventions to improve children’s hospital experience and wellbeing. Hospital Pediatrics, 13(11), e355-e364.

Finlay‐Jones, Amy, Rebecca Sampson, Asha Parkinson, Karina Prentice, Keely Bebbington, Claire Treadgold, Belinda Frank et al. "Priority setting for children and young people with chronic conditions and disabilities." Health Expectations 26, no. 4 (2023): 1562-1574.

Parkinson, A., Mullan, B., Bebbington, K., Davis, E., Treadgold, C., & Finlay-Jones, A. (2023). Wellbeing and distress in young people with chronic conditions: how do positive psychology variables relate to mental health outcomes?. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 11(1), 2274539.

Ashford, L. (2023). Is this a stethoscope I see before me? Extratheatrical employment as enhancement to actor training. Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, 14(4), 444–461. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443927.2021.1987977

Finlay-Jones AL, Parkinson A, Sirois F, Perry Y, Boyes M, Rees CS Web-Based Self-Compassion Training to Improve the Well-Being of Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e44016

2022

Robertson, E., Treadgold, C., Cosby, I., Sinclair, M., Elsmore, B., Ellis, R., & Franken, C. (2022). Facilitating the Voice of Adolescents in Hospitals Through Art: A Case Report. Journal of Adolescent Health, 70(3), 507-513.

2021

Platcher, M. (2021). A Netnography of the Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Online Community Livewire. org. au: Exploring Youth and Condition Based Selves. University of Technology Sydney (Australia).

2020

Robertson, E., Treadgold, C., Parker, B., & Quinn, L. (2020). Positive distraction for children during burn wound care in Australia—an evaluation of the ‘Captains on Call’ pilot. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 54, 10-17.

2019 and earlier

Ashford, Lawrence. (2019). The Flexible Performer in Applied Theatre: In- hospital Interaction with Captain Starlight. ArtsPraxis, 6(2).. ArtsPraxis. 6. 1-18. 10.33682/p10k-fn68.

Treadgold, C., Dann, J., & Bowden, A. (2017). Starlight's Healthier Futures Initiative: A partnership model supporting health care delivery to Indigenous children and adolescents. International Journal of Integrated Care, 18(s1), 90.