Brief report: Evaluation of an interactive intervention designed to reduce pediatric distress during radiation therapy procedures

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 621-626

  Klosky, James L ^a,c   Tyc, Vida L ^a,b   Srivastava, Deo Kumar ^a,b   Tong, Xin ^a   Kronenberg, Mindy ^a,c   Booker, Zorana J ^a   De Armendi, Alberto J ^a,b   Merchant, Thomas E ^a,b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventions; Noninvasive medical procedures; Pediatric distress; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CHARACTER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FILM; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SIMULATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 7244252889     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsh064     Document Type: Article

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