Debilitating beliefs and emotional distress in patients given immunotherapy for insect sting allergy: A prospective study

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 546-551

  Confino Cohen, Ronit ^a,b   Melamed, Samuel ^b,c   Goldberg, Arnon ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Academic College of Tel Aviv Yafo   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adverse psychological outcomes; Debilitating beliefs; Emotional distress; Health related quality of life; Hymenoptera; Immunotherapy; Insect sting allergy; Venom

Indexed keywords

VENOM;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; PATIENT COUNSELING; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VENOMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249126252     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2009.30.3266     Document Type: Article

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