Emotional and adjustment issues faced by cardiac patients seen in clinical practice: A qualitative survey of experienced clinicians

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 291-297

  Higgins, Rosemary O ^a,e   Murphy, Barbara M ^a,b   Nicholas, Angela ^c   Worcester, Marian U C ^a,b   Lindner, Helen ^d  

^a Heart Research Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d The Australian Psychological Society Ltd   (Australia)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Anxiety; Cardiac; Clinician; Depression; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENIAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GRIEF; GUILT; HEART DISEASE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 34648843004     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HCR.0000291296.62894.e5     Document Type: Article

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