The atrial fibrillation knowledge scale: Development, validation and results

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1422-1428

  Hendriks, Jeroen M L ^a   Crijns, Harry J G M ^a   Tieleman, Robert G ^b   Vrijhoef, Hubertus J M ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Instrument development; Knowledge; Outpatient care; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION KNOWLEDGE SCALE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT; KNOWLEDGE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84885323302     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.047     Document Type: Article

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