How not to tell parents about their child's new diagnosis of congenital heart disease: An internet survey of 841 parents

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 239-252

  Hilton Kamm, Debra ^a   Sklansky, Mark ^b   Chang, Ruey Kang ^c  

^a California Heart Connection   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Counseling; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Internet survey; Parent perceptions; Psychosocial needs; Support groups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INTERNET; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; OPTIMISM; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SUPPORT GROUP; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893644145     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0765-6     Document Type: Article

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