Being a close relative of a patient with a left ventricular assist device

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-68

  Akbarin, Morvarid ^a   Aarts, Clara ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bridge to heart transplant; family; left ventricle assist device (LVAD); quality of life; relative

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84872178771     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515111432996     Document Type: Article

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