What does it mean to live with a congenital heart disease? A qualitative study on the lived experiences of adult patients

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-10

  Claessens, Patricia ^a   Moons, Philip ^a,b   De Casterlé, Bernadette Dierckx ^a   Cannaerts, Nancy ^b   Budts, Werner ^b   Gewillig, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adult; Congenital heart disease; Lived experience; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TAPE RECORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONALITY; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK ROLE;

EID: 13844254309     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2004.12.003     Document Type: Review

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