Gender, lifestyles, illness perception and stress in stable atrial fibrillation

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 281-286

  Trovato, G M ^a   Pace, P ^a   Cangemi, E ^a   Martines, G F ^a   Trovato, F M ^a   Catalano, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety depression; Atrial fibrillation; Health psychology; Mediterranean diet; Psychological stress; Risk factors; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COFFEE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS PERCEPTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

ANXIETY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84867379355     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: 19726007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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