Congestive heart failure, spouses' support and the couple's sleep situation: A critical incident technique analysis

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-233

  Broström, Anders ^a,b   Strömberg, Anna ^a,b   Dahlström, Ulf ^a,b   Fridlund, Bengt ^b,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Critical incident technique; Sleep; Spouse; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SPOUSE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0141988679     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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