Uncertainty and depressive symptoms as mediators of quality of life in patients with heart failure.

Uncertainty in illness is regarded as a source of stress in many chronic diseases and is negatively related to health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, studies on the relationship between uncertainty and HRQoL in patients with heart failure are limited. This study used Mishel's theory o...

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Main Authors: Ting-Yu Chen, Chi-Wen Kao, Shu-Meng Cheng, Yue-Cune Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6235604?pdf=render