Patients' understanding of cardiac risk factors: A point-prevalence study

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-20

  Momtahan, Kathryn ^a   Berkman, Janet ^a   Sellick, Judith ^a   Kearns, Sharon A ^a   Lauzon, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac risk factor; Point prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONTARIO; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1642267553     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005082-200401000-00005     Document Type: Article

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