A descriptive study of the psychosocial well-being and quality of life of childhood cancer survivors in Hong Kong

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 447-455

  Li, Ho Cheung William ^a   Chung, Oi Kwan Joyce ^a   Ho, Ka Yan Eva ^a   Chiu, Sau Ying ^c   Lopez, Violeta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chinese children; Psychosocial well being; Quality of life; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84868304535     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31823fcb53     Document Type: Article

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