Partners of ICD patients - An exploratory study of their experiences

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-210

  Albarran, John W ^a   Tagney, Jenny ^b   James, Jayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiver experiences; Family support; Implantable cardiac defibrillator; Partner involvement; Qualitative research; Sudden cardiac arrest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 4444263312     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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