The Assessment of Allostatic Overload in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure by Clinimetric Criteria

Stress and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 63-69

  Guidi, Jenny ^a   Offidani, Emanuela ^a   Rafanelli, Chiara ^a   Roncuzzi, Renzo ^b   Sonino, Nicoletta ^c,d   Fava, Giovanni A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

allostatic overload; clinimetrics; psychological distress; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOSTATIC OVERLOAD; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINIMETRIC CRITERIA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; ALLOSTASIS; DIAGNOSIS; HEART FAILURE; ITALY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLOSTASIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959255654     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2579     Document Type: Article

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