Anxiety, depression and coping methods of hospitalized patients with myocardial infarction in Taiwan

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 305-311

  Chiou, A ^a   Potempa, K ^a   Buschmann, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping methods; Depression; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031203941     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(97)00018-7     Document Type: Article

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