The science of intervention development for type 1 diabetes in childhood: Systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2604-2619

  Savage, Eileen ^a   Farrell, Dawn ^a   McManus, Vicki ^a   Grey, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Intervention development; Nursing; Randomized controlled trails; Systematic review; Type I diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551491332     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05423.x     Document Type: Review

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