Social support, anxiety, and support group participation in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 160-167

  Myers, Gina M ^a   James, Gary D ^b  

^a SUNY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANXIETY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONNECTICUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENNSYLVANIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 61949128488     PISSN: 08897204     EISSN: 17517117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7117.2008.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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