Abstract
Hospitals are associated with experiences of illness and suffering, although they have been known to resolve people’s problems and even help to produce rather good outcomes like successful births. However the overall perception for most people is that of large edifices, highly technological and elaborate, not readily comprehensible and rather overpowering. Becoming a patient is therefore usually associated with stress, consisting of Lazarus’ (1966) three components: threat, with fear of the unknown; loss, of freedom and familiar surroundings; and challenge as to how one is going to cope with hospitalization.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Brown, S.J. (1992) ‘Tailoring nursing care to individual clients: Empirical challenge of theoretical concept’, Research in Nursing and Health, vol. 15, pp. 39–46.
Devine, E.C. (1992) ‘Effects of psycho-educational care for adult patients: A meta-analysis of 191 studies’, Patient Education and Counselling, vol. 19, pp. 129–42.
Dobree, L. (1989) ‘Pre-admission booklets for the patients awaiting surgery’, Nursing Times Occasional Paper, vol. 85, pp. 42–4.
Jarman, B. (1994) The Crisis in London Medicine: how many hospital beds does the Capital need? Special University lecture, University of London, 5 July.
Johnson, J. (1983) ‘Preparing patients to cope with stress while hospitalised’, in J. Wilson-Barnett (ed.), Patient teaching: Recent advances in Nursing Science, Vol. 6 (Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone), pp. 19–33.
Johnson, J.E., J.E. Morrisey and H. Leventhal (1973) ‘Psychological preparation for an endoscopie examination,’ Gastro-intestinal Endoscopy, vol. 19, pp. 180–2.
Johnston, M. and C. Vogele (1993) ‘Benefits of psychological preparation for surgery: a meta-analysis’, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 15, pp. 245–56.
Kendall, P.C. and J. Epps (1990) ‘Medical treatment in Stress and Medical Procedures’, in M. Johnston and L. Wallace (eds), (Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 99–119).
Kendall, P.C. and S.D. Hobson (1979) Cognitive behavioral interventions: theory, research and procedures (New York: Academic Press).
Kincey, J. and S. Saltmore (1990) ‘Surgical treatments in Stress and Medical Procedures’, in M. Johnston and L. Wallace (eds), (Oxford: Oxford University Press), pp. 120–37.
Lazarus, R.S. (1966) Psychosocial stress and the coping process (New York: McGraw Hill).
Margalith, I.(1994) Patient participation in clinical decision-making: a contribution to well being? Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference of Workshop of European Nurse researchers. Oslo, July 3–6, pp. 654–63.
Mead, D. (1994) The use of a magnitude ratio scale to develop a tool to measure the extent to which primary nursing is practised in Wales. Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference of Workshop of European Nurse Researchers, Oslo, July 3–6, pp. 664–75.
Melamed, B.G. (1977) ‘Psychological preparation for hospitalization’, in S. Rachman (ed.), Contributions to Medical Psychology, vol. 1 (Oxford: Pergamon) pp. 43–74.
Ombudsman (1994) Annual Report (London: HMSO).
Reynolds, M. (1978) ‘No news is bad news: patients’ views about communication in hospital’, British Medical Journal, vol. 1, pp. 1673–6.
Ridgeway, V. and A. Matthews (1982) ‘Psychological preparation for surgery: a comparison of methods’, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 21, pp. 271–80.
Steptoe, A. and J. O’Sullivan (1986) ‘Monitoring and blunting coping styles in women prior to surgery’, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 25, pp. 143–4.
Teasdale, K. (1993) ‘Information and anxiety: a critical appraisal’, Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 18, pp. 1125–32.
Wilson-Barnett, J. (1979) Stress in Hospital: Patients’ psychological reactions to illness and Health Care (Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone).
Wilson-Barnett, J. and A. Carrigy (1978) ‘Factors influencing patients’ emotional reaction to hospitalisation’, Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 3, pp. 221–9.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 1996 The Galton Institute
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Wilson-Barnett, J. (1996). Stress in Hospital Patients. In: Bittles, A.H., Parsons, P.A. (eds) Stress. Studies in Biology, Economy and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14163-0_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14163-0_9
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-14165-4
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-14163-0
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies CollectionSocial Sciences (R0)