Coping after heart transplantation: A descriptive study of heart transplant recipients' methods of coping

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 930-936

  Kaba, Evridiki ^a   Thompson, David R ^a   Burnard, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Grounded theory; Heart transplantation; Professional support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DENIAL; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MODEL; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034303948     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.t01-1-01558.x     Document Type: Article

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