Body image of children and adolescents with cancer: A metasynthesis on qualitative research findings

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 381-390

  Lee, Mei Yin ^a,b   Mu, Pei Fan ^a   Tsay, Shwu Feng ^c,d   Chou, Shin Shang ^e,g   Chen, Yu Chih ^e   Wong, Tai Tong ^f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^c Taichung City Government   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Departments of Nursing   (Taiwan)

^f Veterans General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^g TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body image; Cancer; Children; Metasynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865980504     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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