Change in quality of life in patients with permanent cardiac pacemakers: A six-month follow-up study

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-150

  Chen, Hsing Mei ^a   Chao, Yann Fen ^b  

^a Chang Gung Institute of Technology   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia distress; Permanent pacemaker implantation; Quality of life (QOL)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036614929     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000347593.20897.2e     Document Type: Article

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