Hearts in the Balance: The Impact of Desired Versus Received Social Support Needs on Persons with Heart Failure

Social support is the collection of tangible and intangible experiences that surround people as they cope with daily stressors. High quality social support is important among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) because it has positive effects on social, psychological and physical well-being,...

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Main Author: Schrader, Melanie P.
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2016
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/nursing_etds/24
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=nursing_etds