Qualitative analysis of parents' experience with receiving the news of the detection of their child's hearing loss

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-270

  Gilbey, Peter ^a  

^a Rebecca Sieff Government Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breaking bad news; Early detection; Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FAMILY STUDY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77149123316     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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