Prediction of end-of-life fears in COPD – hoping for the best but preparing for the worst

Psychology and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1017-1034

  Stenzel, Nikola Maria ^a,b   Vaske, Isabelle ^b   Kühl, Kerstin ^b   Kenn, Klaus ^c   Rief, Winfried ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land   (Germany)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; coping with chronic illnesses; disease specific anxieties; end of life fears

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84937513009     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2015.1014816     Document Type: Article

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