Patient feelings during the preoperative period for cardiac surgery
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Patient feelings during the preoperative period for cardiac surgery.
This qualitative study aimed to identify the feelings patients presented when confronted with the news about the need to undergo cardiac surgery and, later, during the preoperative period. Twenty male patients were interviewed. The case study methodology was adopted and the analysis process resulted in two theme categories: Feelings of apprehension (fear, worry, anxiety, suspicion and jittery) ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0104-1169
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692006000300012