The importance of studying personality in individuals with congenital heart disease

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-262

  Rassart, Jessica ^a   Luyckx, Koen ^a,b   Klimstra, Theo ^a,b   Moons, Philip ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BODY IMAGE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; COOPERATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXTRAVERSION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART SURGERY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TYPE A BEHAVIOR; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PERSONALITY;

EID: 84873532952     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515112458045     Document Type: Editorial

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