title: A multivariate approach for validation of anxiety and fear.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to reduce the defining characteristics for the nursing diagnoses anxiety and fear into sets of smaller, more manageable and meaningful variables for clinical use and further investigation. A sample of 233 nurse experts rated defining characteristics of anxiety and fear on three study instruments; a sample of 69 hospitalized clients rated defining characteristics of anxiety on one study instrument. Results of principle components analyses identified patterns within defining characteristics and provided consolidation of characteristics into meaningful and usable sets.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Whitley
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tousman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000451:nursing*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results