Factors That Distinguish Symptoms of Most Concern to Parents from Other Symptoms of Dying Children

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 627-636

  Pritchard, Michele ^a   Burghen, Elizabeth A ^a   Gattuso, Jami S ^a   West, Nancy K ^a   Gajjar, Poorna ^a   Srivastava, Deo Kumar ^a   Spunt, Sheri L ^a,b   Baker, Justin N ^a,b   Kane, Javier R ^a,b   Furman, Wayne L ^a,b   Hinds, Pamela S ^c,d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer related death; end of life; Parental perceptions; pediatric oncology; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYING; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TENNESSEE; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950888538     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.08.012     Document Type: Article

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