Psychological responses to cardiac diagnosis: Changes in illness representations immediately following coronary angiography

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 553-556

  Devcich, Daniel A ^a   Ellis, Christopher J ^b   Gamble, Greg ^a   Petrie, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Diagnostic testing; Illness perceptions; Symptom appraisal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 56249131086     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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