Cardiac rehabilitation staff views about discussing sexual issues with coronary heart disease patients: A national survey in Ireland

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-107

  Doherty, S ^a   Byrne, M ^a   Murphy, A W ^a   McGee, H M ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Quality of health care; Sexual problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SEX COUNSELING; SEXUALITY;

EID: 79954447135     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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