A CNS-facilitated ICD support group: A clinical project evaluation

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 146-153

  Dickerson, Suzanne S ^a   Wu, Yow Wu B ^a   Kennedy, Mary C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b GATES VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT KALEIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialist; Evaluation; Implanted cardioverter defibrillators; Support group

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745789690     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002800-200605000-00013     Document Type: Review

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