A naturalistic study of ambulatory asthma severity and reported avoidant coping styles

Chronic Illness

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-58

  Nazarian, Deborah ^a   Smyth, Joshua M ^a   Sliwinski, Martin T ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Asthma; Coping; Ecological momentary assessment; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33746638812     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174592006X93879     Document Type: Article

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