Psychometric evaluation of a new instrument to measure uncertainty in children and adolescents with cancer

Nursing Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-126

  Stewart, Janet L ^a   Lynn, Mary R ^b   Mishel, Merle H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Child; Measurement; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77949350149     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181d1a8d5     Document Type: Article

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