Well-being in patients and relatives after open-heart surgery from the perspective of health care professionals

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 840-846

  Karlsson, Ann Kristin ^a   Mattsson, Bengt ^a   Johansson, Mats ^b   Lidell, Evy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b VARBERG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Health care professionals; Nurses; Nursing; Open heart surgery; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77955759545     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03017.x     Document Type: Article

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