Evaluating patient anxiety levels during contact lens fitting

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 574-580

  Court, Helen ^a   Greenland, Katy ^a   Margrain, Tom H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Contact lens; Questionnaire; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BEFORE AND AFTER; COMMUNICATIVE INTERACTION; MEAN AGES; OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE; PRIMARY HEALTHCARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STATE-ANXIETY;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SKIN;

CONTACT LENSES;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTACT LENS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OPTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SPEILBERGER STATE ANXIETY SCALE; SYMPTOM; WILCOXEN TEST; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; PATIENT; PROSTHESIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; CONTACT LENSES; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PATIENTS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 49649112981     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dad7a     Document Type: Article

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