Caring for a child with type 1 diabetes: Links between family cohesion, perceived impact, and parental adjustment

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 731-742

  Moreira, Helena ^a   Frontini, Roberta ^a   Bullinger, Monika ^b   Canavarro, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Family cohesion; Parental adjustment; Pediatric diabetes; Perceived impact

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84887527785     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034198     Document Type: Article

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