TY - JOUR
T1 - Patient experiences of recovery after heart valve replacement
T2 - suffering weakness, struggling to resume normality
AU - Berg, Selina Kikkenborg
AU - Zwisler, Ann-Dorthe
AU - Pedersen, Birthe Dagmar
AU - Haase, Katrine
AU - Sibilitz, Kirstine Lærum
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Heart valve disease is becoming a public health problem due to increasing life expectancy and new treatment methods. Patients are at risk of developing depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder after heart valve surgery. To better plan proper care, describing and understanding patients' perception of recovery after heart valve replacement is essential. The objective was to describe the experience of recovery at home after heart valve replacement.
AB - Heart valve disease is becoming a public health problem due to increasing life expectancy and new treatment methods. Patients are at risk of developing depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder after heart valve surgery. To better plan proper care, describing and understanding patients' perception of recovery after heart valve replacement is essential. The objective was to describe the experience of recovery at home after heart valve replacement.
U2 - 10.1186/1472-6955-12-23
DO - 10.1186/1472-6955-12-23
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24070399
SN - 1472-6955
VL - 12
SP - 23
JO - B M C Nursing
JF - B M C Nursing
IS - 1
ER -