The quality of life and psychological status of mothers of hospitalized pediatric oncology patients

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 428-438

  Eyigor, Sibel ^a,b   Karapolat, Hale ^a   Yesil, Hilal ^a   Kantar, Mehmet ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Tulay Aktas Oncology Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

caregiver; children cancer; psychological status; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BONE TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HAIR LOSS; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LEUKEMIA; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUROBLASTOMA; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINOBLASTOMA; SATISFACTION; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79960111474     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2011.574202     Document Type: Article

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