Patient-Assisted computerized education for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: A randomized controlled trial of the PACER program

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-231

  Kuhl, Emily A ^a   Sears, Samuel F ^b   Vazquez, Lauren D ^c   Conti, Jamie B ^d  

^a AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Computerized; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650311944     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31819c143d     Document Type: Article

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