The effect of preoperative uncertainty and anxiety on short-term recovery after elective arthroplasty

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 576-583

  Kagan, Ilya ^a,b   Bar Tal, Yoram ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Nurses; Nursing; Postoperative discharge; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNCERTAINTY;

ANXIETY; ARTHROPLASTY; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 39049165783     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01968.x     Document Type: Article

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