Sibling self-report, parental proxies, and quality of life: The importance of multiple informants for siblings of a critically ill child

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-40

  Houtzager, B A ^a   Grootenhuis, M A ^a   Caron, H N ^a   Last, B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Multiple informants; Pediatric cancer; Quality of life; Sibling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDREN QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CUSTODY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; YOUTH SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLING RELATIONS; SICK ROLE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 11144247086     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010590896233     Document Type: Article

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