Denial in patients with a first-time myocardial infarction: Relations to pre-hospital delay and attendance to a cardiac rehabilitation programme

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 568-571

  Stenström, Ulf ^a,e   Nilsson, Anna Karin ^b   Stridh, Camilla ^b   Nijm, Johnny ^b   Nyrinder, Ingela ^c   Jonsson, Åsa ^c   Karlsson, Jan Erik ^c   Jonasson, Lena ^d  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Hogland Hospital   (Sweden)

^c RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation programme; Denial; Hospital delay; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY DELAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85047695531     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000186620.75733.15     Document Type: Article

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