Narratives of Children With Chronic Illness About Being Comforted

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 310-316

  Ångström Brännström, Charlotte ^a   Norberg, Astrid ^a   Jansson, Lilian ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic illness; Comfort; Drawing; Hospital; Narrative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 47149092598     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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