Caregiving demands in parents of children with cancer: Psychometric validation of the care of my child with cancer questionnaire

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 258-263

  Klassen, Anne ^a   Klaassen, Robert J ^b   Dix, David ^c   Pritchard, Sheila ^c   Yanofsky, Rochelle ^d   Sung, Lillian ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Children; Neoplasms; Parents; Psychometrics; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954157389     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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