The experience of being ill as narrated by hospitalized children aged 7-10 years with short-term illness

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-165

  Forsner, Maria ^a   Jansson, Lilian ^a   Sørlie, Venke ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Experiences; Illness; Narration; Qualitative method

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COOPERATION; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 21844476190     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493505051406     Document Type: Article

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