title: The effect of humorous distraction on preoperative anxiety. A pilot study.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Nursing Program, Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Gaberson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards*; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic