Cardiac disease and its consequences on the partner relationship: A systematic review

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 140-149

  Dalteg, Tomas ^a,b   Benzein, Eva ^a   Fridlund, Bengt ^c   Malm, Dan ^b,c  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Couple; Heart failure; Myocardial ischemia; Partner relationship; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINAHL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUALITY CONTROL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; ROLE; SEXUALITY; SPOUSES;

EID: 79960292973     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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