Assessment of cognitive function in heart failure patients

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 158-164

  Wolfe, Rachel ^a   Worrall Carter, Linda ^b   Foister, Kellie ^a   Keks, Nicholas ^c   Howe, Vivienne ^a  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Biomedical Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Cognition; Heart failure; Neuropsychological testing; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE DATABASE; SAMPLE SIZE; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VICTORIA; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 33745874389     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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