Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 74-81 , May 2011

Personality traits and chronic illness: a comparison of individuals with psychiatric, coronary heart disease, and HIV/AIDS diagnoses

  • Judith A. Erlen, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Chronic Disorders, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 412 624 1905; fax: +1 412 624 1508.
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  • Carol S. Stilley, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Chronic Disorders, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Ann Bender, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Chronic Disorders, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Mary Pat Lewis, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, SUNY Delhi, NY 13753, USA
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  • Linda Garand, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Chronic Disorders, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Yookyung Kim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research and Evaluation, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Paul A. Pilkonis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Julius Kitutu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Chronic Disorders, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Susan Sereika, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Chronic Disorders, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • Center for Research and Evaluation, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Claire Shaler, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Chronic Disorders, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA

Received 11 August 2008 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 19 April 2009.

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PII: S0897-1897(09)00066-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.04.006

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 74-81 , May 2011

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