Health related quality of life in patients awaiting heart transplantation

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-25

  Karapolat, Hale ^a   Eyigor, Sibel ^a   Zoghi, Mehdi ^a   Nalbantgil, Sanem ^a   Yagdi, Tahir ^a   Durmaz, Berrin ^a   Ozbaran, Mustafa ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Functional capacity; Health related quality of life; Heart failure; Psychological variables

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; SPIRONO; SPIRONOLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

EID: 38749121735     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.214.17     Document Type: Article

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