Development and testing of the parental coping strategy inventory (PCSI) with children with cancer in Taiwan

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-88

  Yeh, Chao Hsing ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Confirmatory factor analysis; Construct validity; Coping strategy; Epilepsy children; Instrument development; Mother

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0035486798     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01945.x     Document Type: Article

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