Coping, meaning in life, and quality of life in congestive heart failure patients

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-26

  Park, Crystal L ^a   Malone, Marc R ^a   Suresh, D P ^b   Bliss, D ^b   Rosen, Rivkah I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Comprehensive Cardiology Consultants Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Coping; Health related quality of life; Meaning in life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37749043051     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-007-9279-0     Document Type: Article

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