The effectiveness of telehealth care on caregiver burden, mastery of stress, and family function among family caregivers of heart failure patients: A quasi-experimental study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1230-1242

  Chiang, Li Chi ^a   Chen, Wan Chou ^b   Dai, Yu Tzu ^b,c   Ho, Yi Lwun ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Family caregiver; Heart failure; Telehealth; Telenursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84866899866     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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