'Grasp life again'. A qualitative study of the motive power in myocardial infarction patients

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-310

  Bergman, Eva ^a   Berterö, Carina ^b,c  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Grounded theory; Motive power; Myocardial infarction; Zest for life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIFE; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORY; WARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0344688214     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-5151(03)00098-7     Document Type: Article

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