State trait anxiety in the emergency department: An analysis of anticipatory and life stressors

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 897-901

  Nager, Alan L ^a,b   Mahrer, Nicole E ^c   Gold, Jeffrey I ^b,c,d  

^a Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

anticipatory stressors; life stressors; state anxiety

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; CHILD; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEAR; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PAIN; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78650490989     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181fe90eb     Document Type: Article

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