Living with Atrial Fibrillation: An Analysis of Patients' Perspectives

Living with Atrial Fibrillation: An Analysis of Patients' Perspectives

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of patients with atrial fibrillation regarding the disease, to reveal their feelings, thoughts and wishes, and to investigate their perspectives and coping behaviors towards their condition. Methods: Phenomenological methodology was use...

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Main Authors:	Meral Altiok, PhD, Mualla Yilmaz, PhD, Ibrahim Rencüsoğullari, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:	Asian Nursing Research
Subjects:	atrial fibrillation coping skills
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131715000833

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