Gender differences in quality of life for post coronary artery bypass grafting patients in taiwan

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 275-284

  Tung, Heng Hsin ^a   Wei, Jen ^b   Chang, Chung Yi ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b Chen Hsin Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c Director of Surgical Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Gender difference; Quality of life; Role function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 40949088688     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387624.41048.e3     Document Type: Article

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