Chinese couples' experiences during convalescence from a first heart attack: A focus group study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-315

  Wang, Wenru ^a,b   Thompson, David R ^c   Chair, Sek Y ^b   Twinn, Sheila F ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese; Convalescence; Couples' experiences; Focus groups; Heart attack; Nursing; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONVALESCENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONVALESCENCE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38149058828     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04529.x     Document Type: Article

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