Better knowledge improves adherence to lifestyle changes and medication in patients with coronary heart disease

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-330

  Alm Roijer, Carin ^a,b   Stagmo, Martin ^a,b   Udén, Giggi ^c   Erhardt, Leif ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Compliance; Coronary heart disease; Education; Knowledge; Nursing; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 9644276893     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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