Women's experiences accessing a women-centered cardiac rehabilitation program: A qualitative study

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-341

  Rolfe, Danielle E ^a   Sutton, Erica J ^a   Landry, Mireille ^a   Sternberg, Len ^a   Price, Jennifer A D ^a  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiac rehabilitation; health services accessibility; program evaluation; women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSPORTATION; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77953975413     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181c83f6b     Document Type: Article

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