Does the use of the revised Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PATrev) result in improved quality of life and reduced psychosocial risk in Canadian families with a child newly diagnosed with cancer?

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-172

  Barrera, M ^a,b   Hancock, K ^a   Rokeach, A ^a   Atenafu, E ^c   Cataudella, D ^d   Punnett, A ^a   Johnston, D ^e   Cassidy, M ^e   Zelcer, S ^d   Silva, M ^f   Jansen, P ^f   Bartels, U ^a   Nathan, P C ^a   Shama, W ^a   Greenberg, C ^g  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d Children's Hospital   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY GROUP OF ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer; oncology; pediatrics; psychosocial intervention; psychosocial screening

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

CANCER; ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL SCREENING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84892789422     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3386     Document Type: Article

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