Journal article
Parental optimism in poor prognosis pediatric cancers
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objectives were to describe parent-rated and physician-rated prognosis in a wide range of pediatric cancers and to describe the prevalence and predictors of parental prognostic optimism in poor prognosis pediatric cancer patients.
METHODS: This Canadian multi-institutional cross-sectional study included children with cancer receiving any type of active treatment. The primary caregiver rated child prognosis on a 5-point …
Authors
Sung L; Klaassen RJ; Dix D; Pritchard S; Yanofsky R; Ethier M; Klassen A
Journal
Psycho-Oncology, Vol. 18, No. 7, pp. 783–788
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2009
DOI
10.1002/pon.1490
ISSN
1057-9249