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The family dimension of cardiovascular care.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Gilliss, CL
Published in: Canadian journal of cardiovascular nursing = Journal canadien en soins infirmiers cardio-vasculaires
April 1991

Cardiovascular disease, like many other life-style-related health problems, is argued to have its origins related in part to health practices first learned in the family. Further, empirical work has shown that the responses of family members to the onset of acute cardiac symptoms contribute significantly to how quickly care is sought. Finally, considerable empirical evidence exists to suggest that families both aggravate and are affected by acute and chronic cardiac illness. Nonetheless, the involvement of the family in cardiac preventive or curative activities remains limited, and the ability of most nurses to appreciate the family as a unit and treat it as a client even more so. This paper describes the nature of family nursing vis-a-vis a cardiovascular event.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Canadian journal of cardiovascular nursing = Journal canadien en soins infirmiers cardio-vasculaires

EISSN

2368-8068

ISSN

0843-6096

Publication Date

April 1991

Volume

2

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 7

Related Subject Headings

  • Patient Care Planning
  • Life Style
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Family
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Gilliss, C. L. (1991). The family dimension of cardiovascular care. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing = Journal Canadien En Soins Infirmiers Cardio-Vasculaires, 2(1), 3–7.
Gilliss, C. L. “The family dimension of cardiovascular care.Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing = Journal Canadien En Soins Infirmiers Cardio-Vasculaires 2, no. 1 (April 1991): 3–7.
Gilliss CL. The family dimension of cardiovascular care. Canadian journal of cardiovascular nursing = Journal canadien en soins infirmiers cardio-vasculaires. 1991 Apr;2(1):3–7.
Gilliss, C. L. “The family dimension of cardiovascular care.Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing = Journal Canadien En Soins Infirmiers Cardio-Vasculaires, vol. 2, no. 1, Apr. 1991, pp. 3–7.
Gilliss CL. The family dimension of cardiovascular care. Canadian journal of cardiovascular nursing = Journal canadien en soins infirmiers cardio-vasculaires. 1991 Apr;2(1):3–7.

Published In

Canadian journal of cardiovascular nursing = Journal canadien en soins infirmiers cardio-vasculaires

EISSN

2368-8068

ISSN

0843-6096

Publication Date

April 1991

Volume

2

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 7

Related Subject Headings

  • Patient Care Planning
  • Life Style
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Family
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing