Preparing for the worst while hoping for the best: The relevance of hope in the heart failure illness trajectory

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-165

  Davidson, Patricia M ^a   Dracup, Kathleen ^b   Phillips, Jane ^a   Daly, John ^a   Padilla, Geraldine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Hope; Hopelessness; Illness trajectory; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY HEALTH; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34250007902     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JCN.0000267821.74084.72     Document Type: Review

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