When is a patient with heart failure adequately informed? A study of patients' knowledge of and attitudes toward medical information

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 219-226

  Ågård, Anders ^a,b   Hermerén, Göran ^b   Herlitz, Johan ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

EID: 3042698437     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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