Cardiovascular-risk patients' experienced benefits and unfulfilled expectations from preventive consultations: A qualitative study

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 315-325

  Kehler, Dea ^a   Christensen, Bo ^a   Lauritzen, Torsten ^a   Christensen, Morten Bondo ^b   Edwards, Adrian ^c   Risør, Mette Bech ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Research Unit for General Practice   (Denmark)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; General practice; Primary prevention; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 56249114495     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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