Patients' perceptions of pre-operative preparation for day surgery

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 356-363

  Mitchell, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety management; Day surgery; Information provision

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031201887     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997026356.x     Document Type: Article

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