Gender and age differences in symptom distress and functional disability one year after heart transplant surgery

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-30

  Jalowiec, Anne ^a   Grady, Kathleen L ^b,c   White Williams, Connie ^d  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Gender and age differences; Heart transplant patients; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART GRAFT; HEART TRANSPLANT SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SKIN DISEASE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951511607     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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