Illness representations in families with a chronically ill adolescent: Differences between family members and impact on patients' outcome variables

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 587-598

  Salewski, Christel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family; Illness representations; Illness related strain; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE CONTROL; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0042190061     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13591053030085009     Document Type: Article

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