Family caregivers' experiences of caring for patients with heart failure: A descriptive, exploratory qualitative study

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 153-161

  Etemadifar, Shahram ^a   Bahrami, Masoud ^b   Shahriari, Mohsen ^b   Farsani, Alireza Khosravi ^c  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Family caregiver; Heart failure; Iran; Nursing; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84930350824     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000076     Document Type: Article

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