Do illness perceptions and mood predict healing time for burn wounds? A prospective, preliminary study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 364-366

  Wilson, Emily R H ^a,b   Wisely, Julie A ^a,c   Wearden, Alison J ^a   Dunn, Ken W ^c   Edwards, Jacky ^c   Tarrier, Nicholas ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burns; Distress; Healing; Illness perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF ILLNESS PERCEPTION QUESTIONNAIRE; BURN; DERRIFORD APPEARANCE SCALE 24; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENT SCALE REVISED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; OUTPATIENT; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; WOUND HEALING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80053975755     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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