TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing needs of heart failure patients and their families during the illness trajectory
T2 - a challenge for health care
AU - Luttik, Marie Louise
AU - Jaarsma, Tiny
AU - Strömberg, Anna
PY - 2016/8
Y1 - 2016/8
N2 - The author reflects on the need for a comprehensive assessment of the structure and quality of the family or social network given that relationships are affected after the diagnosis of a cardiovascular disease. He points out that families may experience changing needs for support during the disease trajectory and emotional support may be necessary to cope with changing roles. He advocates for a family-oriented approach for patients with heart failure and their families.
AB - The author reflects on the need for a comprehensive assessment of the structure and quality of the family or social network given that relationships are affected after the diagnosis of a cardiovascular disease. He points out that families may experience changing needs for support during the disease trajectory and emotional support may be necessary to cope with changing roles. He advocates for a family-oriented approach for patients with heart failure and their families.
KW - heart failures
KW - hartfalen
UR - http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1474515116653536
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/changing-needs-heart-failure-patients-families-during-illness-trajectory-challenge-health-care
U2 - 10.1177/1474515116653536
DO - 10.1177/1474515116653536
M3 - Article
C2 - 27255508
SN - 1474-5151
VL - 15
SP - 298
EP - 300
JO - European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology
JF - European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -