… The purpose of each theory is to describe and explain uncertainty as a basis for practice …
and chronic illnesses. The RUIT applies to enduring uncertainty in chronic illness or illness with …

… The theory of uncertainty in illness has its strongest supPwt … acute phase of illness or are in
a downward illness trajectory (… , constant uncertainty in either a chronic illness orin an illness …

… The middle-range nursing theory of uncertainty in illness is discussed in this paper. The
theory contains knowledge derived from nursing and other disciplines, addresses clinical …

… uncertainty in either a chronic illness requiring ongoing management or an illness with a …
Since development of the original theory, the concept of uncertainty has been used in many …

Merle H. Mishel was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Boston University
with a bachelor of arts degree in 1961 and received her master’s of science in psychiatric …

… , and adapt to uncertainty. This paper reviews … illness-related uncertainty published after
1980. Findings demonstrate that uncertainty is a pervasive stressful accompaniment of illness …

… theory was applied to people with chronic illnesses. The original formulation of the theory
held that uncertainty … trajectory; in other words, uncertainty is appraised as opportunity when it …

… ' experiences in illness, treatment, and hospitalization. A theory was proposed on uncertainty
in illness… Based upon this conceptualization, a 30-item scale tapping the uncertainty in …

… review of uncertainty in the illness experience, describe the uncertainty in illness theory, and
to … the appraisal of uncertainty experienced in illness with individuals and families faced with …

… can be achieved through further theory development and quantitative research with …
Uncertainty Illness Scale, and responses of the parents to the Parent Perception of Uncertainty Scale …