Fatigue and health-related quality of life in elderly patients with and without heart failure in primary healthcare

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-215

  Hägglund, Lena ^a,b   Boman, Kurt ^a,b,c   Olofsson, Mona ^b,c   Brulin, Christine ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HeartNet   (Sweden)

^c Skelleftea Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fatigue; Health related quality of life; Heart failure; Primary healthcare

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

EID: 34547808263     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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