'It got right to the spot' The patient experience of primary angioplasty: A qualitative study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-222

  Radcliffe, Emma L ^a   Harding, Geoffrey ^b   Rothman, Martin T ^a   Feder, Gene S ^c  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient experience; Primary angioplasty; Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI); Qualitative; Semi structured interviews

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CORONARY DISEASE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 67650102704     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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