Anxiety: a concept analysis

Yuan Xi

doi:10.2478/fon-2020-0008

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Anxiety: a concept analysis

Frontiers of Nursing

Volume 7 (2020): Issue 1 (March 2020)

By: Yuan Xi

Open Access

|Mar 2020

Abstract

Anxiety is often mentioned in people’s daily life, especially in the field of medicine and psychology. For nursing, a clear understanding of anxiety is conducive to clinical nursing practice and research. Under the guidance of the Walker and Avant method, this article conducts a concept analysis of anxiety that provides a comprehensive and rounded analysis of anxiety and helps nurses gain a better understanding of anxiety.

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