PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS ON CHILDHOOD CANCER: A CONCEPT ANALYSIS

Siti Arifah (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Mahidol University)
Kanaungnit Pongthavornkamol (Mahidol University)

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCE (IJNMS)
Vol 3 No 3 (2019): IJNMS Volume 3 Issue 3 December 2019

This concept analysis is to clarify the psychological distress in term of pediatric cancer care. The literature review conducted to defining the antecedents, attributes and consequences of psychological distress analysed by Walker and Avent's theory. The finding were different components of antecedents and attributes, while the consequences was only negative.