Improving health-related quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure: Effects of relaxation therapy

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 392-403

  Yu, Doris S F ^a   Lee, Diana T F ^a   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese older people; Chronic heart failure; Health related quality of life; Nursing; Relaxation therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION THERAPY;

EID: 75649145333     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05198.x     Document Type: Article

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