Effect of a supportive and informational telephone call on threat appraisal in the newly discharged surgical cardiac patient

The purpose of the present study was to test the theoretical relationship of the concepts of informational support and threat appraisal with a sample of surgical cardiac patients twenty-four hours after discharge from the hospital. These discharged patients were adjusting to the transition of hospit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pangallo, Georgianne
Other Authors: Ball State University. School of Nursing.
Format: Others
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/184072
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