Why the study?
What are the relationships between uncertainty and its antecedents (education, social support, symptom frequency) in Korean patients with atrial fibrillation?
Population
109 Korean patients with atrial fibrillation recruited from three academic medical centres
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support psychosocial assessment in AF; leaves open whether interventions targeting support or symptoms reduce uncertainty.
What are the relationships between uncertainty and its antecedents (education, social support, symptom frequency) in Korean patients with atrial fibrillation?
In patients with atrial fibrillation, greater social support and lower symptom frequency are associated with reduced uncertainty, highlighting the importance of psychosocial assessment and support.
Younhee Kang (2011) studied this question.
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