Waiting is the hardest part: Anticipating medical test results affects processing and recall of important information

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 421-428

  Portnoy, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bracing; Distraction; Experiment; Medical test results; Medical testing; Recall; USA

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

COGNITION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; RECALL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953684110     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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