Table 1.

Studies explored in-depth in this literature review.

Study	Genre	Country	Modality	Relevant one-sentence summary
Anzeneder et al. (2018)	Exploratory intervention	Italy	Expressive writing	Expressive writing had positive effects on perceived quality of life, internalized symptoms, and coping skills for three out of four adolescent brain tumor patients in the study.
Chaparro (2)	Exploratory intervention	Canada	Expressive writing, psychotherapy-influenced interview	Pediatric cancer survivors completed psychotherapy-influenced phone interviews while many of their mothers completed expressive writing exercises, illuminating positive correlations between meaning making, “cancer talk” frequency, distress-related disclosure, and posttraumatic growth.
Keim-Malpass et al. (3)	Exploratory qualitative analysis	USA	Expressive writing (illness blogs)	Thematic analysis of seven adolescent cancer blogs granted personal insight into unique cancer experiences while pointing to the creative and psychosocial benefits of writing about illness.
Crook and Love (4)	Exploratory qualitative analysis	USA	Expressive writing (online support groups)	Qualitative analysis of messages in an online cancer support group elucidated both disadvantages (spreading medical misinformation, lack of synchronous communication) and advantages (space for venting healthcare frustrations and connecting with other patients) of such expressive writing.
Akard et al. (5)	Randomized, controlled intervention	USA	Video narrative construction (digital storytelling)	Analyzing results with 15 experimental group and 13 control group participants, this study determined that a legacy-making, digital storytelling intervention for children with cancer was feasible and fostered improvement in emotional and school functioning.
Wilson et al. (6)	Literature review	USA	Video narrative construction (digital storytelling)	A synthesis of findings from 64 publications, related to storytelling and pediatric cancer, concluded that digital storytelling can be an especially useful tool to promote social development, cultural congruence, self-discovery, and self-understanding.
Pereira (7)	Controlled intervention	USA	Video narrative construction	Completion of a video therapy intervention resulted in significant positive correlations with cancer patients' health-related behaviors, personal relationships with individuals on their medical teams, their perceived impact on others, and a sense of resilience and clarity regarding their illness experience.
Pereira et al. (8)	Qualitative analysis	USA	Video narrative construction	Crafting a video narrative helped an adolescent leukemia patient gain greater clarity about the overarching impact of cancer on his life and a more positive attitude about accomplishing future goals.
Pereira et al. (9)	Exploratory intervention	USA	Video narrative construction	After examining content from video testimonials of 25 adolescent and young adult cancer patients/survivors, video narratives seem to be an effective means through which to explore thoughts and feelings about the youth cancer experience.
Schneider (2012)	Exploratory intervention	USA	Bibliotherapy	Reading a disease-relevant story, entitled Nikki's Day at Chemo, correlated with improved perceptions of intrapersonal functioning and decreased physiological arousal among a cohort of pediatric participants with cancer.
Thurneck et al. (10)	Book chapter	USA	Bibliotherapy	Bibliotherapy is a viable therapeutic approach for young people with disabilities and healthcare needs, as it can help them (a) understand their condition in a language comprehensible to them and (b) see that they are not alone.
Malibiran et al. (11)	Literature review	USA	Bibliotherapy	An in-depth scrutiny of nine recent studies regarding bibliotherapy provided preliminary evidence for its potential to mitigate symptoms of depression, ineffective coping, and anxiety among cancer patients.