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Psychological Aspects of Patient Education for Stressful Medical Procedures

Carolyn L. Williams

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Philip C. Kendall

Temple University, Philadelphia

Psychological preparation for stressful medical procedures is becoming more and more com mon, and health educators frequently design and implement many of these programs. This article summarizes many of the issues relevant to these patient education programs. Individual differ ences among patients and their differential responses to types of interventions are emphasized, and descriptions of information provision, skills training, relaxation training/desensitization, modeling, self-statement modification interventions are provided.

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 12, No. 2, 135-150 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/109019818501200202
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