Predictors of quality of life in heart-transplant recipients in Taiwan

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 320-330

  Tung, Heng Hsin ^a,b   Chen, Hwei Ling ^c   Wei, Jeng ^c   Tsay, Shiow Luan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Chen Hsin Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Heart transplant recipient; Predictor; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF-EFFICACY FOR EXERCISE SCALE; SHORT FORM 13; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; TRANSPLANT SYMPTOM FREQUENCY AND SYMPTOM DISTRESS SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; TRANSPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959820534     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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