Parents' experiences of living with a child with a long-term condition: A rapid structured review of the literature

Health Expectations

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 452-474

  Smith, Joanna ^a   Cheater, Francine ^b   Bekker, Hilary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Literature review; Long term conditions; Parents' experiences

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; GRIEF; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHRONIC DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; GRIEF; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84937515856     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12040     Document Type: Article

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