Using online health communication to manage chronic sorrow: Mothers of children with rare diseases speak

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-24

  Glenn, Adriana D ^a  

^a MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic sorrow; E Health communication; Mothers; Phenomenology; Rare disease; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALAGILLE SYNDROME; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RARE DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALAGILLE SYNDROME; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; RARE DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84920774020     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2014.09.013     Document Type: Article

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