Reducing family members' anxiety while waiting on the day of surgery: Systematic review of studies and implications of HIPAA health information privacy rules

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 478-481

  Dexter, Franklin ^a   Epstein, Richard H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety, patient; Nursing, perioperative; Operating room information systems; Operating rooms (economics, organization, and administration); Psychology, operative; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY;

ANXIETY; CONFIDENTIALITY; FAMILY; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034750038     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00322-1     Document Type: Article

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