Resilience and psychosocial function among mainland Chinese parents of children with cancer: A cross-sectional survey

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 466-474

  Ye, Zeng Jie ^a   Guan, Hui Jie ^b   Wu, Liu Hong ^b   Xiao, Min Yi ^b   Luo, Dong Mei ^b   Quan, Xiao Ming ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Children with cancer; Influencing factors; Parents; Psychological function; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHINESE; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; CHINA; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84945460061     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000220     Document Type: Article

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