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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"cardiac patients"”.
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Predictors of Neuropsychological Status in Cardiac Patients
… studied in depth. Additionally, while many heart patients choose to enter cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs designed to decrease morbidly and mortality, most do not. This study used hierarchical regression models to test these two aims. heart patients entering rehabilitation or electing not to …
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Evaluation of a Special Teaching Program with Ambulatory Cardiac Patients
… designed to test the hypotheses that ambulatory cardiac patients given a special teaching program would have increased understanding about their medication, make fewer medication errors, and know more about undesirable effects and how to handle them than patients not included in the special …
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The Influence of a Rehabilitation Program on Perceived Exertion in Cardiac Patients
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Changes in Functional Status of Home Health Cardiac Patients from Admission to Discharge
… the functional status (ADLs and IADLs) in patients with a primary/secondary diagnosis of cardiac disease in the home health setting. The independent variables of dyspnea and service were examined for the effect on discharge functional status while controlling for the effects of age, gender, …
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The Experiences of Partners of Cardiac Patients: Sense of Coherence and Cardiac Beliefs
The cardiac literature has shown that the stress of a patient’s illness may increase the partner’s vulnerability to develop psychological and physical illness. However, not all partners experience a crisis in response to the patients’ illness. The following study explored the experiences of being a …
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Understanding the help seeking behaviour of cardiac patients with erectile dysfunction: An exploratory study
… many men and is particularly prevalent in cardiac populations. Since the release of Viagra in 1998, there has been an increased awareness of ED and arguably with it a reduction in the stigma attached to the condition. Despite this, ED remains significantly undertreated. Sexual dysfunction …
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The Impact of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Gender on Depressive Symptoms in Cardiac Patients
A cardiac event affects the physical and psychological well being of individuals. Among the psychological consequences, researchers have found that a cardiac event can lead to high levels of depressive symptoms in both males and females (Milani, Lavie, & Cassidy, 1996). To date, research has …
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An investigation into morning light therapy, circadian rhythms and sleep-wake cycles in postoperative cardiac patients
… adversely affect the well-being and recovery of patients. In this thesis, I describe a stepwise investigation to determine the effects of the clinical lighting environment on the lengths of hospital stay of postoperative cardiac patients, and to establish whether morning light therapy improves …
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The meaning of health and the experience of coronary heart disease in Italian-speaking cardiac patients: implications for cardiac rehabilitation programs
… for secondary prévention programs such as cardiac rehabilitation and the capacity of thèse programs to address the increasing importance of psychosocial factors in CHD. The Common Sensé Model (CSM) of health and illness, proposed by Howard Leventhal and colleagues, provides a dynamic model …
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Percutaneous coronary intervention, repatriation and unplanned readmissions: Characteristics of percutaneous coronary intervention patients who experience an unplanned readmission after repatriation from a tertiary hospital
BACKGROUND The use of air ambulances to transport cardiac patients has grown rapidly over the past decade in New Zealand. There were in excess of 3000 fixed wing air ambulance missions flown in 2005. Both pressurized and unpressurized air ambulances are used. The altitude exposure guidelines for …
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Exploring Variables of Post-Operative Depression
… to the incidence of poor health outcomes in cardiac patients undergoing surgery. Uncertainty and depression can illicit feelings of loss of control and have a direct effect on the health related quality of life of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Known predictor variables were identified …
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Informational Needs and Preferred Time to Receive Information for Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients
… importance of selected informational needs of cardiac patients during hospitalization and recovery.<br /> 2. To determine at which time interval in the recovery phase patients wish to receive this information.</p>
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BURNED OUT FROM HEALING THE BROKEN HEARTED: THE EXPERIENCES OF CARDIAC NURSES
… HEALING THE BROKEN HEARTED: THE EXPERIENCES OF CARDIAC NURSES MAJOR PROFESSOR: Kathleen Chwalisz, Ph.D. It has been well documented that prevalence of cardiovascular disease has become a major global healthcare problem. In the United States, healthcare expenditures have dramatically increased as …
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Improving the assessment of exercise capacity and cardiorespiratory fitness in patients attending exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation
… Capacity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients Attending Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation’’. Cardiorespiratory capacity is an important predictor of morbidity and mortality in cardiac patients, due to the prognostic power, is an essential outcome to measure in cardiac patients in …
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Post cardiac surgery sternal wound sepsis burden, risk factors and outcomes at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: a five-year experience
… morbidity and mortality in postoperative cardiac patients. We aimed to describe the burden, risk factors and outcomes of SWI in post-operative paediatric cardiac patients at a tertiary children's hospital. Methods We conducted a retrospective record review of cardiac surgeries via median …
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The effects of coronary heart disease, beta-blockade medications and stage duration on graded exercise testing
… medications on functional capacity in cardiac patients and in the effects of disease-related impairments on cardiorespiratory dynamics during exercise testing. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the exercise responses of 26 subjects (ages 37-66 years) to a graded exercise …
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