Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Human Stress Volume 3, 1977 - Issue 2
Journal homepage
50
Views
29
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Medical-Surgical Differences in Hospital Stress Factors

Dr. Beverly J. Volicer M.P.H., Ph.D. Boston University School of Nursing, USA
,
Ms. Marjorie A. Isenberg M.S.N. Boston College School of Nursing, USA; Boston University School of Nursing, USA
&
Ms. Mary W. Burns M.S.N. Boston University School of Nursing, USA
Pages 3-13 | Published online: 09 Jul 2010

References

  • Volicer , B. J. and Bohannon , M. W. 1975 . “A Hospital Stress Rating Scale,” . Nurs. Res. , Vol. 24 ( No. 5 ) September-October : 352 – 359 .
  • Volicer , B. J. and Burns , M. W. in press . “Pre-Existing Correlates of Hospital Stress,” . Nurs. Res. ,
  • Mason , J. W. , Sachar , E. J. , Fishman , J. R. , Hamburg , D. A. and Handlon , J. H. 1965 . “Corticosteroid Responses to Hospital Admission,” . Arch. Gen. Psychiatry. , Vol. 13 ( No. 1 ) : 1 – 8 .
  • Pride , L. F. 1968 . “An Adrenal Stress Index as a Criterion Measure for Nursing,” . Nurs. Res. , Vol. 17 ( No. 4 ) July-August : 292 – 303 .
  • Wu , R. 1973 . Behavior and Illness , Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Prentice Hall .
  • Skipper , J. K. and Leonard , C. C. 1965 . Social Interaction and Patient Care , Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott .
  • Janis , I. L. 1958 . Psychological Stress , New York : John Wiley and Sons .
  • Healy , K. M. 1968 . “Does Preoperational Instruction Make a Difference?” . Am. J. Nurs. , Vol. 68 ( No. 1 ) January : 62 – 67 .
  • Lindemann , C. A. 1972 . “Nursing Intervention with the Presurgical Patient: Effectiveness of Group and Individual Preoperative Teaching — Phase Two,” . Nurs. Res. , Vol. 21 ( No. 3 ) May-June : 196 – 209 .
  • Putt , A. M. 1970 . “One Experiment in Nursing Adults with Peptic Ulcers,” . Nurs. Res. , Vol. 19 ( No. 6 ) November-December : 484 – 494 .
  • Wolfer , J. A. 1973 . “Definition and Assessment of Surgical Patients' Welfare and Recovery,” . Nurs. Res. , Vol. 22 ( No. 5 ) September-October : 394 – 401 .
  • Volicer , B. J. 1973 . “Perceived Stress Levels of Events Associated with the Experience of Hospitalization: Development and Testing of a Measurement Tool,” . Nurs. Res. , Vol. 22 ( No. 6 ) November-December : 491 – 497 .
  • Volicer , B. J. 1974 . “Patients' Perceptions of Stressful Events Associated with Hospitalization,” . Nurs. Res. , Vol. 23 ( No. 3 ) May-June : 235 – 238 .
  • Holmes , T. H. and Rahe , R. H. 1967 . “The Social Readjustment Rating Scale,” . J. Psychosom. Res. , Vol. 11 : 213 – 218 .
  • Volicer , B. J. 1976 . “Stress Factors in the Experience of Hospitalization,” . In Communicating Nursing Research: Choice or Chance , Edited by: Batey , M. V. Boulder, Colorado : Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Publication .
  • Wyler , A. R. 1968 . “Seriousness of Illness Rating Scale,” . J. Psychosom. Res. , Vol. 11 ( No. 3 ) March : 363 – 374 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.