Living with atrial fibrillation: A qualitative study

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-344

  McCabe, Pamela J ^a   Schumacher, Karen ^b   Barnason, Susan A ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; delayed diagnosis; patient experiences; qualitative research; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79958795040     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31820019b9     Document Type: Article

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