A randomized controlled trial of the effects of nursing care based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring on distress, self-efficacy and adjustment in infertile women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1801-1812

  Arslan Özkan, Ilkay ^a   Okumuş, Hülya ^b   Buldukoǧlu, Kadriye ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SIFA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Distress; Infertility; Nursing care; Self efficacy; Watson's Theory of Human Caring

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84904622517     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12338     Document Type: Article

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