Complexity in caring for an ageing heart failure population: Concomitant chronic conditions and age related impairments

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 263-270

  De Geest, Sabina ^a,b,c   Steeman, Els ^c   Leventhal, Marcia E ^a,b   Mahrer Imhof, Romy ^a   Hengartner Kopp, Beatrice ^a   Conca, Antoinette ^a   Bernasconi, Arlette T ^a   Petry, Heidi ^a   Brunner La Rocca, Hanspeter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adherence compliance; Comorbidities; Elderly; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEARING DISORDER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; NURSING; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POLYPHARMACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 9644268955     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2004.08.004     Document Type: Review

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