Waiting for coronary artery bypass surgery: A qualitative analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1243-1252

  Fitzsimons, Donna ^b   Parahoo, Kader ^c   Stringer, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Killard   (Ireland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; National Health Service; Northern Ireland; Nursing; Patients' experience; Qualitative analysis; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0034321832     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01595.x     Document Type: Article

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