Quality of life and associated factors in patients with heart failure

Journal of Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 61-71

  Shih, Meng Ling ^a,b   Chen, Hsing Mei ^c   Chou, Fan Hao ^c   Huang, Yu Fen ^a   Chu Hsueh, Lu ^d   Chien, Hui Chin ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Shu Zen College of Medicine and Management   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Functional status; Heart failure; Quality of life; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78650581758     PISSN: 0047262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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