Children receiving chemotherapy at home: Perceptions of children and parents

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 276-285

  Stevens, Bonnie ^a,b   McKeever, Patricia ^a,c   Law, Madelyn P ^a   Booth, Marilyn ^b   Greenberg, Mark ^a   Daub, Stacey ^d   Gafni, Amiram ^e   Gammon, Janet ^f   Yamada, Janet ^b   Epstein, Iris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SickKids ^*  (Canada)

^c Faculty of Nursing   (Canada)

^d Toronto Community Care Access Centre   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Hematology and Oncology Programme   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Home care; Pediatric oncology

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONTARIO; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747058483     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454206291349     Document Type: Article

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