How visiting nurses detect symptoms of disease progression in patients with chronic heart failure

Purpose: Chronic heart failure patients are often rehospitalized because they fail to seek appropriate, timely care. However, both patients and nurses experience difficulties in detecting signs of heart failure exacerbation. We aimed to qualitatively investigate how visiting nurses detect symptoms o...

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Main Authors: Chinatsu Taniguchi, Ayako Okada, Natsuko Seto, Yasuko Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2020.1735768