title: Body knowledge and concerns of children with cancer as compared with the knowledge and concerns of other children.
abstract: This is a report of a comparative study of body-related knowledge and concerns expressed by three groups of school-age children with (a) a diagnosis of cancer, (b) a chronic or acute orthopedic problem of the extremities, and (c) no serious health problem. Information was obtained from interviews using the Gellert index of Body Knowledge, a sentence-completion test, and a freehand drawing of a house. Data were examined using distributive and comparative statistics. The meaning and clinical usefulness of the findings are discussed.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Neff
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Beardslee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011581:Psychological Tests