title: Uncertainty in acute illness.
abstract: In this chapter, the research on uncertainty in acute illness is reviewed and critiqued. Both qualitative and quantitative studies are included. The review considers the cause and consequences of uncertainty from research on adults and from research on parents of acutely ill children.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mishel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*