Conducting a randomized clinical trial of an psychological intervention for parents/caregivers of children with cancer shortly after diagnosis

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 803-816

  Stehl, Meredith Lutz ^a   Kazak, Anne E ^b,c   Alderfer, Melissa A ^b   Rodriguez, Alyssa ^a   Hwang, Wei Ting ^b   Pai, Ahna L H ^a   Boeving, Alexandra ^a   Reilly, Anne ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Caregivers; Intervention; Parents; Pediatric cancer; Posttraumatic stress; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CAREGIVER; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 69249216494     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn130     Document Type: Article

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