Participants' perspectives of a multi-component, group-based weight loss programme supplement for cardiac rehabilitation: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-35

  Gallagher, Robyn ^a   Kirkness, Ann ^b   Armari, Elizabeth ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Ryde and North Shore Hospitals   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Focus group; Obesity; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUP PROCESSES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84856021721     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01988.x     Document Type: Article

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