Exploration of health anxiety among individuals with diabetes: Prevalence and implications

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 312-322

  Janzen Claude, Jennifer A ^a,b   Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D ^a   Friesen, Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

diabetes; fear of diabetes complications; health anxiety; physical quality of life; self care adherence; trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEAR; FEAR OF DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH ANXIETY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL QUALITY OF LIFE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-CARE ADHERENCE; TRAIT ANXIETY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

DIABETES; FEAR OF DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HEALTH ANXIETY; PHYSICAL QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-CARE ADHERENCE; TRAIT ANXIETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892945007     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312470157     Document Type: Article

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