Addressing spouses' unique needs after cardiac surgery when recovery is complicated by heart failure

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 284-291

  Ågren, Susanna ^a   Frisman, Gunilla Hollman ^b   Berg, Sören ^a   Svedjeholm, Rolf ^a   Strömberg, Anna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; SWEDEN;

EID: 67649664082     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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