Nurse-led clinics as an effective service for cardiac patients: Results from a systematic review

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-214

  Schadewaldt, Verena ^a,c   Schultz, Tim ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Coronary heart disease; Nurse led clinic; Secondary prevention; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; NURSE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NURSES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84855176772     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2011.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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