Does one's sense of coherence change after an acute myocardial infarction?: A two-year longitudinal study in Sweden

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-163

  Bergman, Eva ^a   Malm, Dan ^a,b   Berterö, Carina ^c   Karlsson, Jan Erik ^a,b  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Cardiac rehabilitation; Disease perception; Longitudinal study; Quality of life; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79957551589     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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