Coping and its effect on psychological distress of parents of pediatric cancer patients: A longitudinal prospective study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 903-911

  Hoekstra Weebers, Josette E H M ^a,b   Wijnberg Williams, Barbara J ^a   Jaspers, Jan P C ^a   Kamps, Willem A ^c   Van De Wiel, Harry B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum Noord Nederland   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

childhood cancer; coping; fathers; mothers; oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL STRESS; POPULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864464866     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1987     Document Type: Article

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