Can Optimism, Pessimism, Hope, Treatment Credibility and Treatment Expectancy Be Distinguished in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Can Optimism, Pessimism, Hope, Treatment Credibility and Treatment Expectancy Be Distinguished in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty?

The constructs optimism, pessimism, hope, treatment credibility and treatment expectancy are associated with outcomes of medical treatment. While these constructs are grounded in different theoretical models, they nonetheless show some conceptual overlap. The purpose of this study was to examine whe...

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Main Authors: Tsjitske M Haanstra, Claire Tilbury, Steven J Kamper, Rutger L Tordoir, Thea P M Vliet Vlieland, Rob G H H Nelissen, Pim Cuijpers, Henrica C W de Vet, Joost Dekker, Dirk L Knol, Raymond W Ostelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4516309?pdf=render

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