A randomised controlled trial to measure the effect of chest pain unit care upon anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life [ISRCTN85078221]

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Goodacre, Steve ^a   Nicholl, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN CLINIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF EVALUATION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN CLINICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 16344381889     PISSN: 14777525     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-2-39     Document Type: Article

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