Evaluation of a psycho-educational group intervention for children treated for cancer: A descriptive pilot study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 762-766

  Stam, Heleen Maurice ^a   Silberbusch, Lobke M ^a   Last, Bob F ^a,b   Grootenhuis, Martha A ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Coping strategies; Group intervention; Psychological; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RELAXATION THERAPY; SELF CARE; SICK ROLE; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67749139875     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1470     Document Type: Article

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