Lack of sensitivity to readmission: A grounded theory study for explaining the process of readmitting patients suffering from congestive heart failure

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 355-363

  Hekmatpou, Davood ^a   Mohammadi, Eesa ^a   Ahmadi, Fazlollah ^a   Arefi, Sayed Hassan ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Grounded theory; Lack of sensitivity; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; IRAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 70450231562     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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