Sexual counselling of cardiac patients in Europe: Culture matters

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1092-1099

  Goossens, E ^a   Norekval, T M ^b   Faerch, J ^c   Hody, L ^d   Olsen, S S ^b   Darmer, M R ^c   Jaarsma, T ^e   Moons, P ^a,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^d CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSE; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NORWAY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX COUNSELING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 80053029155     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02756.x     Document Type: Article

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