Psychosocial distress associated with disfiguring eye conditions

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-40

  Clarke, A ^a   Rumsey, N ^b   Collin, J R O ^c   Wyn Williams, M ^d  

^a Changing Faces   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Disfigurement; Outpatients; Patient satisfaction; Psychological distress; Psychosocial need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EXPERIENCE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037259638     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700234     Document Type: Article

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