An exploration of the phenomenon of formal care from the perspective of middle-aged heart failure patients

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-129

  Nordgren, Lena ^a,b   Asp, Margareta ^a   Fagerberg, Ingegerd ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Lived experiences; Patient care; Phenomenology; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; NARRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 34248397631     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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