Clinical pathways: Adherence issues in complex older female patients with heart failure (HF)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-170

  Byszewski, Anna ^a   Azad, Nahid ^a   Molnar, Frank J ^a,b   Amos, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical pathway; Heart failure; Multidisciplinary care; Older female patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET THERAPY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 74849138412     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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