title: Psychosocial considerations in peripheral vascular disease. Cause or effect?
abstract: Psychosocial factors play an important role in the development of peripheral vascular disease. The disease can also have profound effects on a client's psychosocial systems. This article emphasizes the importance of obtaining specific information about these systems and suggests methods of psychosocial evaluation to use during the nursing assessment of clients with peripheral vascular disease.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D011593:Psychology, Social; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D014434:Type A Personality; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*