Long-Term Effects of Lifestyle Changes on Well-Being and Cardiac Variables Among Coronary Heart Disease Patients

Health Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 584-592

  Pischke, Claudia R ^a   Scherwitz, Larry ^b   Weidner, Gerdi ^a   Ornish, Dean ^a  

^a Preventive Medicine Research Institute   (United States)

^b Life Sciences Division   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac variables; lifestyle changes; psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIET THERAPY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEART FUNCTION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54849413565     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.5.584     Document Type: Article

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