Recovery patterns and health-related quality of life in older patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A prospective study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 322-330

  Gjeilo, Kari Hanne ^a,b   Wahba, Alexander ^a,c   Klepstad, Pål ^a,c   Lydersen, Stian ^b   Stenseth, Roar ^a,c  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Elderly; Health surveys; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL MEDICINE; ADULT; AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84870987045     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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