How siblings of pediatric cancer patients experience the first time after diagnosis: A qualitative study

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-140

  Prchal, Alice ^a   Landolt, Markus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Experiences; Qualitative study; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY LIFE; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857644209     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31821e0c59     Document Type: Article

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