Gender differences and fears in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 538-549

  Koivula, Meeri ^a   Paunonen Ilmonen, Marita ^a   Tarkka, Marja Terttu ^a   Tarkka, Matti ^b   Laippala, Pekka ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Gender differences; Patient fears; Waiting period to surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0035411059     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2001.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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