The situation of caregivers in heart failure and their role in improving patient outcomes

Current Heart Failure Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 270-275

  Strömberg, Anna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Education; Family; Heart failure; Next of kin; Quality of life; Support

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; KNOWLEDGE; LONELINESS; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; WELLBEING;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84881481394     PISSN: 15469530     EISSN: 15469549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11897-013-0146-8     Document Type: Article

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