Patients' well-being: Experience and actions in their preventing and handling of atrial fibrillation

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-139

  Ekblad, Helena ^a   Rönning, Helen ^a   Fridlund, Bengt ^a   Malm, Dan ^a,b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; coronary heart disease; nursing; patient; qualitative analysis; well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL INCIDENTS METHOD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIZZINESS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875198012     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515112457132     Document Type: Article

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