Psychological distress and the impact of social support on fathers and mothers of pediatric cancer patients: Long-term prospective results

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 785-792

  Wijnberg Williams, Barbara J ^a   Kamps, Willem A ^b   Klip, Ed C ^a   Hoekstra Weebers, Josette E H M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Integraal Kankercentrum Noord Nederland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Parents stress; Pediatric cancer; Prospective longitudinal study; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FATHERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33748183704     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj087     Document Type: Article

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