Effectiveness of a Brief Psychosocial Intervention on Quality of Life of Primary Caregivers of Iranian Children With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages e262-e270

  Safarabadi Farahani, Atefeh ^a   Maarefvand, Masoomeh ^a   Biglarian, Akbar ^a   Khubchandani, Jagdish ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Intervention; Primary caregiver; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IRAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; IRAN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84974574178     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2016.01.002     Document Type: Article

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