Conscious surgery: Influence of the environment on patient anxiety

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-271

  Mitchell, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conscious; Day ambulatory surgery; Local and regional anaesthesia; Nursing; Patient anxiety; Questionnaires; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANXIETY; CONSCIOUSNESS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049146940     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04769.x     Document Type: Article

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