Feeling of burden, psychological distress, and anxiety among primary caregivers of children with home enteral nutrition

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 188-195

  Calderón, Caterina ^a   Gómez López, Lilianne ^b   Martínez Costa, Cecilia ^c   Borraz, Soraya ^d   Moreno Villares, José Manuel ^e   Pedrón Giner, Consuelo ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Sant Joan de Deu Children's Hospital   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d Department of Pediatrics   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^f Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus   (Spain)

Author keywords

anxiety; children; developmental disabilities; parent stress; psychological testing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; EMOTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952295033     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq069     Document Type: Article

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