The illness perceptions of women following acute myocardial infarction: Implications for behaviour change and attendance at cardiac rehabilitation

Women and Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 105-121

  MacInnes, J D ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Gender; Illness perceptions; Myocardial infarction; Women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REGULATION MODEL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33745685037     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v42n04_06     Document Type: Article

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