Well-being, ill-being and symptoms of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 260-262

  Gostoli, Sara ^a   Rafanelli, Chiara ^a   Offidani, Emanuela ^a   Marchetti, Gabriello ^b   Roncuzzi, Renzo ^b   Urbinati, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

asymptomatic atrial fibrillation; psychological distress; symptomatic atrial fibrillation; well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING SCALE; SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ETIOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897431539     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283629c6b     Document Type: Article

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