Parents' experience of cancer who have young children: A literature review

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-118

  Semple, Cherith Jane ^a   McCance, Tanya ^b  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Communication; Parent; Parenting; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GUILT; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PARENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; GUILT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77649312696     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181c024bb     Document Type: Review

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