Effects of an exercise intervention for older heart failure patients on caregiver burden and emotional distress

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 381-387

  Molloy, Gerard J ^a   Johnston, Derek W ^a   Gao, Chuan ^a   Witham, Miles D ^b   Gray, Joan M ^b   Argo, Ishbel S ^b   Struthers, Allan D ^b   Mcmurdo, Marion E t ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

caregiver; congestive heart failure; exercise; family caregiver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84993808238     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000198916.60363.85     Document Type: Article

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