A qualitative inquiry of taiwanese children’s pain experiences

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-250

  Cheng, Su Fen ^a   Foster, Roxie L ^b   Hester, Nancy O ^b   Huang, Chu Yu ^c  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural considerations; Meaning of pain; Pain experiences

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CRYING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542758324     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000347643.27628.e1     Document Type: Article

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