| Autor: |
Whitley, Georgia Griffith, Tousman, Stuart A. |
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International Journal of Nursing Terminologies & Classifications; Jul1996, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p116-124, 9p |
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The purpose of this study was to reduce the defining characteristics for the nursing diagnoses anxiety and fear into sets of smaller, more manageable and meaningful variables for clinical use and further investigation. A sample of 233 nurse experts rated defining characteristics of anxiety and fear on three study instruments; a sample of 69 hospitalized clients rated defining characteristics of anxiety on one study instrument. Results of principle components analyses identified patterns within defining characteristics and provided consolidation of characteristics into meaningful and usable sets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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