A qualitative exploration of psychosocial support for siblings of children with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 327-337

  Murray, John S ^a  

^a WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXPERIENCE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIBLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING RELATION; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036780932     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpdn.2002.127177     Document Type: Article

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