The impact of alexithymia on asthma patient management and communication with health care providers: A pilot study

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-129

  Chugg, Kelly ^a,b   Barton, Christopher ^a   Antic, Ral ^a   Crockett, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Alexithymia; Asthma control; Patient communication; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ASTHMA; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149118026     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802468525     Document Type: Article

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