Support for self-management of cardiovascular disease by people with learning disabilities

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 467-475

  Young, Anita F ^a   Naji, Simon ^b   Kroll, Thilo ^c  

^a Alliance for Self Care Research   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Learning disabilities; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCOTLAND; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84864949869     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr106     Document Type: Article

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