Creating information messages for reducing patient distress during health care procedures

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-255

  Clark, C Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concrete objective information; Message development process; Patent education; Self regulation theory; Sensory information

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031106754     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(96)00974-3     Document Type: Article

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