Uncertainty in Chronic Illness

Overview

Journal Annu Rev Nurs Res

Specialty Nursing

Date 1999 Jul 27

PMID 10418661

Citations 45

Authors

M H Mishel

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Abstract

In this chapter, the research on uncertainty in chronic illness is reviewed and critiqued. Two theoretical perspectives of uncertainty that can be applied across the range of chronic illness are presented. Research on the causes and consequences of uncertainty in chronic illness are considered and critiqued. The review addresses research on adults and on parents of chronically ill children. Conclusions include the areas requiring further investigation.

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