Evaluation of videophone communication for families of hospitalized children

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-229

  Nicholas, David B ^a   Fellner, Karlee D ^b   Koller, Donna ^c   Chow, Karen Fontana ^d   Brister, Leanne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Communication; Family; Long distance; Parents; Pediatric hospitalization; Quality of life; Social support; Videophone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONSUMER; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ONTARIO; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 79952429374     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2010.531998     Document Type: Article

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