The complex nature of informal care in home-based heart failure management

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-383

  Clark, Alexander M ^a   Reid, Margaret E ^b   Morrison, Caroline E ^c   Capewell, Simon ^d   Murdoch, David L ^e   McMurray, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Empirical research report; Home care; Informal care; Interviews; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38549098474     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04527.x     Document Type: Article

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