Children's experiences of participation in a family support program when their parent has incurable cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 426-434

  Bugge, Kari E ^a,b   Helseth, Solvi ^a   Darbyshire, Philip ^c  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Coping; Family support program; Nursing; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; COMPREHENSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SUPPORT GROUP; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERVIEW; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 61749103414     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000339250.83571.b0     Document Type: Article

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