Exploring illness uncertainty categories in ischemic stroke patients and the relationship with perceived social support: a latent class analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyObjectivesThis study examined the categories of illness uncertainty and their influencing factors in ischemic stroke patients and analyzed their relationship with perceived social support.MethodsPatients with ischemic stroke who were admitted to the ...
Xin Wen +6 more
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The effect of illness uncertainty and self-efficacy on the perception of shared decision-making among parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]
Nurs Crit CareShared decision‐making is essential for improving infant prognoses. Medical staff should consider the effect of illness uncertainty and self‐efficacy on parents' perceptions of shared decision‐making.
Choi D, Shin H.
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Systematic review of illness uncertainty management interventions for cancer patients and their family caregivers. [PDF]
Support Care Cancer, 2021 Illness uncertainty pervades individuals’ experiences of cancer across the illness trajectory and is associated with poor psychological adjustment. This review systematically examined the characteristics and outcomes of interventions promoting illness ...
Guan T, Qan'ir Y, Song L.
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The relationship between illness uncertainty and preoperative anxiety in surgical patients: the moderating role of mental health literacy [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyObjectivePreoperative anxiety is a common and clinically significant psychological condition among surgical patients, and illness uncertainty is considered an important psychological stressor for preoperative anxiety.
Xinyu Shi +7 more
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Exploring the temporal dynamics of circadian rhythm-aligned VR intervention in mitigating fear of cancer recurrence: mediating roles of illness uncertainty and hope in gynecological cancer patients [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundFear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a prevalent and clinically significant psychological burden that adversely affects the quality of life and treatment adherence among gynecological cancer survivors.
Bo Wang +6 more
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Mishel theory-based perioperative nursing after trabeculectomy for primary glaucoma: effects on illness uncertainty, self-management, and quality of life [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of a perioperative nursing intervention based on Mishel’s Uncertainty in Illness Theory in patients with primary glaucoma undergoing trabeculectomy.MethodsThis single-center, two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled ...
Qi-Ying Ding, Chun Li, Xue-Man Yin
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International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2015 Objective: To investigate the relationship between uncertainty in illness, mood state and coping style in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in the hospital, in order to identify nursing measures.
Dong-ye Yang +5 more
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'It's a double whammy': A qualitative study of illness uncertainty in individuals with Parkinson's disease in the context of COVID-19. [PDF]
Chronic Illn, 2022 Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of individuals with Parkinson's through the theoretical lens of illness uncertainty during the first UK full lockdown period (March–June 2020) put in place due outbreak of the COVID-19 ...
Simpson J +6 more
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Illness uncertainty in individuals with gynecologic and breast cancer: A latent profile analysis and structural equation modeling. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundGynecologic and breast cancers pose a significant global health burden for women. Illness uncertainty is a common psychological challenge among patients with gynecologic and breast cancers, particularly in settings with limited supportive care ...
Hui Zeng +6 more
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Illness Uncertainty in Parents of Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. [PDF]
ACR Open Rheumatol, 2021 To gain a better understanding of uncertainty regarding the illness experienced by parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Pearce C, Newman S, Mulligan K.
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