One-year prospective health-related quality-of-life outcomes in patients treated with conservative method, endovascular treatment or open surgery for symptomatic lower limb atherosclerotic disease

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-256

  Koivunen, Kirsi ^a   Lukkarinen, Hannele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Health behaviour; Health related quality of life; Lower limb atherosclerotic disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BYPASS SURGERY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMOTION; ENDARTERECTOMY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOWER LIMB ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STENT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

AGED; ATHERECTOMY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47849086624     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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