Patients' and relatives' thoughts and actions during and after symptom presentation for an acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 280-286

  Henriksson, C ^a   Lindahl, B ^a   Larsson, M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Content analysis; Focus group interviews; Pre hospital delay

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AMBULANCES; ANGER; CORONARY CARE UNITS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 36448992323     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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