Hope and life-struggle : patients' experiences with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Hope and life-struggle : patients' experiences with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

The overall aim of this thesis is to explore experiences and self-reported outcomes from Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, TAVI, among people with severe aortic stenosis. The thesis includes four studies. Study I-II are based on interviews performed the day before TAVI and Qualitative Concept...

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Main Author: Olsson, Karin
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin 2016
Subjects:
Aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
experiences
coping
decision-making
health-related quality of life
symptoms
function
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-127873
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7601-569-8

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http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-127873
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7601-569-8

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