The CHARMS Study: Cardiac patients' experiences of sexual problems following cardiac rehabilitation

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 558-566

  Byrne, Molly ^a   Doherty, Sally ^b   Murphy, Andrew W ^a   McGee, Hannah M ^b   Jaarsma, Tiny ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiovascular diseases; erectile dysfunction; sexual assessment and counselling; sexual dysfunction; sexual problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY;

CARDIAC REHABILITATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELLING; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL PROBLEMS;

AGED; ANXIETY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84882269003     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515113477273     Document Type: Article

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