Patients' decision making to accept or decline an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death

Health Expectations

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-79

  Carroll, Sandra L ^a   Strachan, Patricia H ^a   De Laat, Sonya ^a   Schwartz, Lisa ^a   Arthur, Heather M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Implantable defibrillator; Patient decision making; Patient values; Primary prevention; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; TRUST; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION MAKING; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRUST;

EID: 84873465553     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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