Female-specific education, management, and lifestyle enhancement for implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients: The FEMALE-ICD study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1131-1140

  Vazquez, Lauren D ^a   Conti, Jamie B ^b   Sears, Samuel F ^c  

^a Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; device acceptance; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; psychosocial intervention; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN;

EID: 77956327727     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02787.x     Document Type: Article

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