The pathway analysis of relationship between illness uncertainty, perceived stress, coping strategies, and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundPrevious studies suggests that illness uncertainty is associated with quality of life in chronic illness, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, particularly in coronary artery disease (CAD).
Atefeh Allahbakhshian +3 more
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The association between chronic disease resource utilization and illness uncertainty in COPD patients: a latent profile analysis [PDF]
PeerJObjective This study aimed to identify distinct patterns of chronic disease resource utilization among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to examine their association with illness uncertainty.
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Impact of Parental Illness Uncertainty on Asthma Control in Children: The Chain Mediation of Resilience and Fear of Progression [PDF]
Journal of Asthma and AllergyHuifang Xu,1 Min Cai21Department of Pediatrics, The First Hospital of Putian City, Putian, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Putian City, Putian, Fujian, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Min Cai,
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The chain-mediating role of caregiver burden and illness uncertainty between social support and preparedness among family caregivers of spinal cord injury patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONEObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the effects of social support, caregiver burden, and illness uncertainty on preparedness among family caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), and to analyze the mediating roles of caregiver burden and
Shuyuan Zhuang +5 more
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Uncertainty in serious illness: A national interdisciplinary consensus exercise to identify clinical research priorities. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundSerious illness is characterised by uncertainty, particularly in older age groups. Uncertainty may be experienced by patients, family carers, and health professionals about a broad variety of issues.
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Correlation Between Illness Uncertainty in Caregivers of Patients with Liver Cancer, Their Coping Styles, and Quality of Life [PDF]
Journal of Multidisciplinary HealthcareXuan Wang,1,* Jing-Xian Hu,2,* Ying Wang,1 Fang Wang,1 Xuan Wu,1 Fei Wang,1 Yan-Chao Zhao,1 Xiao-Lan Wang,2 Li-Li Zhang2 1Second Department of Hepatology Center for Liver Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing ...
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Correlates of illness uncertainty in cancer survivors and family caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023 Purpose: Illness uncertainty is widely recognized as a psychosocial stressor for cancer survivors and their family caregivers. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the sociodemographic, physical, and psychosocial correlates that are
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Illness Uncertainty in Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant [PDF]
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2021 Qing Yang, Jia Yao, Donald E. Bailey
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Perceived illness-related uncertainty among patients with mid-stage relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. [PDF]
Multiple Sclerosis and Related DisordersBACKGROUND Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have to deal with a variable disease trajectory often associated with disability and productivity loss.
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Effect of illness uncertainty on alanine transaminase levels and aspartate aminotransferase levels in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. [PDF]
Nagoya J Med Sci, 2022 Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have illness uncertainty. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate the effect of the degree of illness uncertainty in patients with NAFLD on liver function values.
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