A qualitative study of cardiac rehabilitation patients' perspectives on making dietary changes

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-127

  White, S ^a   Bissell, P ^b   Anderson, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Coronary heart disease; Dietary change; Lifestyle modification; Patient perspective; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SECONDARY PREVENTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 79952582366     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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