The experiences and feelings of Chinese children living with leukemia: A qualitative study

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-141

  Han, Jing ^a   Liu, Jun E ^a   Xiao, Qian ^a   Zheng, Xiao Lei ^b   Ma, Yue Hong ^c   Ding, Yan Ming ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Experience; Feelings; Hospitalization; Leukemia; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952312819     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181efea47     Document Type: Article

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