The theory is rooted in research as Mishel developed and tested several research instruments, uncertainty scales. These scales include:
“The Adult Uncertainty in Illness Scale and the Adult Uncertainty in Illness Scale- Community Form; the Parents’ Perception of Uncertainty in Illness Scale; the Parents’ Perception of Uncertainty in Illness Scale-Family Member; and the Uncertainty Scale for Kids (McEwen & Wills, p.244, …show more content…
In describing the first two concepts they seem to be on the middle level, however structural providers are at a practice level being that the providers are physicians, nurses and other knowledgeable, support staff. The theory is parsimonious is its research, the reader is able to grasp the concepts and there are no more than needed to explain the theory. And lastly, the concepts and relationships have been logically represented within the theory and a model was created to showcase. For example, the relationship between an individual’s cognitive capacities and uncertainty. If a person is given more information than they can process at a given moment, it can lead to increased