Quality of life in chronic disease : a comparison between patients with heart failure and patients with aphasia after stroke.

• Nottingham Health Profile can easily be used as a screening instrument, aiming to identify patients at risk for adverse effects on QoL. A better understanding of the subjective QoL of patients with chronic disease is fundamental for health care professionals to be able to identify and support vulnerable patients.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Aphasia and stroke

Heart failure

Nurses

Nursing

Quality of life

Caring sciences

Vårdvetenskap

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)