Symptom Representation and Treatment-Seeking Prior to Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 200-215

  McCabe, Pamela J ^a   Chamberlain, Alanna M ^a   Rhudy, Lori ^a,b   DeVon, Holli A ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; Common Sense Model; symptom representation; treatment delay; treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; UNCERTAINTY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84952902596     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945915570368     Document Type: Article

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