Effects of uncertainty on perceived health status in patients with atrial fibrillation

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 184-191

  Kang, Younhee ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Atrial fibrillation; Mental health; Physical health; Symptom severity; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGATIVISM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OHIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 23044493456     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00100.x     Document Type: Review

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