A Gender Perspective on the Extent to which Mothers and Fathers Each Take Responsibility for Care of a Child with High and Intermediate Imperforate Anus

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-215

  Öjmyr Joelsson, Maria ^a   Nisell, Margret ^a   Frenckner, Björn ^a   Rydelius, Per Anders ^a   Christensson, Kyllike ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care; Child; Gender perspective; Imperforate anus; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; MOTHER; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATHERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME NURSING; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 65649136226     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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