Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 284-291, July 2009

Addressing spouses' unique needs after cardiac surgery when recovery is complicated by heart failure

  • Susanna Ågren, RN, MN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Linköping University Hospital and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Nursing Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping; and Vårdal Institute, Lund, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Susanna Ågren, RN, MN, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Nursing Sciences, Linköping University, S-58185 Linköping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Gunilla Hollman Frisman, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Nursing Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Sören Berg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Rolf Svedjeholm, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Linköping University Hospital and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Circulation, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Anna Strömberg, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Linköping University Hospital and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Nursing Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

published online 27 January 2009.

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 Financial support was obtained from Linköping University, the Vårdal Instititute, the Vårdal Foundation, and the Swedish Research Council.

PII: S0147-9563(08)00180-5

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.10.002

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 284-291, July 2009

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