Comparing Levels of Anxiety During Bed and Shower Baths in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Comparación del nivel de ansiedad entre el baño de aspersión y el realizado en la cama en pacientes con infarto agudo del miocardio Comparação do nível de ansiedade entre o banho de aspersão e o de leito em pacientes com infarto agudo do miocárdio

This study compared the levels of anxiety presented by patients with acute myocardial infarction in bed and shower baths and the influence of antecedent variables: age, gender, medications, previous hospitalization and/or bed bath, patients' preference regarding the professional's gender,...

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Main Authors: Juliana de Lima Lopes, Luiz Antonio Nogueira-Martins, Maria Aparecida Batistão Gonçalves, Alba Lucia Bottura Leite de Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-04-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692010000200012