Stress factors for patients undergoing cardiac surgery Factores estresantes para el paciente sometido a cirugía cardíaca Fatores estressantes para o paciente submetido a cirurgia cardíaca

Objective. To describe the stress factors related to cardiac surgery and to the environment in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Methodology. Exploratory, descriptive and qualitative study based on the statements of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The data was collected through semi-structured inte...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Franca Lisboa Gois, Maimoni Aguillar, Valmira dos Santos, Eliana Ofelia Llapa Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2012-08-01
Series:Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-53072012000300003