A comparative study of patient perceived quality of life pre and post coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 24-28

  Ballan, Alicia ^a   Lee, Geraldine ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Physical health; Quality of life; SF 36; Short form health survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIA;

EID: 34548459011     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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