焦慮的概念分析

A Concept Analysis of Anxiety

焦慮存在每個人的情緒當中，當內心面臨焦慮狀態時，如何正視內心感受及使用合適的抒發方法是個重要議題。協助患者面對及處理焦慮情緒，進而恢復健康是臨床醫護人員共同的目標，故本文依據Walker和Avant的焦慮概念分析方法，對焦慮提出四種定義性特徵並舉例說明焦慮概念，以提供臨床護理人員照護焦慮患者之參考。（志為護理, 2008;7:3, 65-70.）

Anxiety is an emotional status existed in everybody. It is an important issue when people experience anxious status, and how to manage it in an appropriate way. The clinical nurse professional's common goal is to help the patient in the face of dealing with anxious emotions, and then resume being best and healthy. Following the concept analysis framework of Walker and Avant, target development of the defi ned characteristics of anxiety should focus on four distinct sets of indicators. This paper hopes that nursing professionals can precisely apply the information from this concept analysis of anxiety as they provide nursing care for patients. (Tzu Chi Nursing Journal, 2008; 7:3, 65-70.)