Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesCardiac Patients’ Causal Attributions for Coronary Heart DiseaseLeila Gholizadeh, Yenna Salamonson, Mehrdad Heydari, Patricia M. DavidsonAccurate casual attributions for CHD have been associated with more congruent risk reduction behaviours and improved health outcomes. This article aimed to assess causal attributions for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) of Middle Eastern women diagnosed with heart disease using different risk targets and compare these attributions with participants’ actual. Using a survey methodology, 121 female patients in cardiac units of … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 20 Jul 2013 · 6,909 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesUnmet Needs in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Metasynthesis ProtocolRebecca T. Disler, Anna Green, Tim Luckett et al.Problem statement: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic progressive illness. Despite the high burden experienced by individuals in the advanced stages of illness, individuals with advanced COPD continue to have unmet needs and limited access to palliative care. This Metasynthesis seeks to describe: the barriers and facilitators care access and provision; the unmet needs of individuals with advanced COPD, … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 19 Jun 2012 · 7,583 accessesView PDFCite