Impact of Anxiety and Perceived Control on In-Hospital Complications After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Debra K. Moser, DNSc, RN,
Barbara Riegel, DNSc, CS, RN,
Sharon McKinley, PhD, RN,
Lynn V. Doering, DNSc, RN,
Kyungeh An, PhD, RN and
Sharon Sheahan, PhD, RN
From the University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, Kentucky (D.K.M., S.S.); the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.R.); the University of Technology, Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital (S.M.), Sydney; the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California (L.V.D.); and Kyung Hee University (K.A.), Seoul, Korea.

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Figure 2. The moderating impact of perceived control on the relationship between anxiety and complications. Comparison of percentage of patients out of the entire sample who had complications based on anxiety and perceived control.
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