Differences in illness representation among pulmonary patients and their providers

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-162

  Insel, Kathleen Collins ^a   Meek, Paula M ^b   Leventhal, Howard ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Common Sense Model of Self Regulation; COPD; Illness representation; Pathfinder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSPNEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGY; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ASTHMA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 12144284337     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105305048561     Document Type: Article

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