The effectiveness of telehealth care on caregiver burden, mastery of stress, and family function among family caregivers of heart failure patients: A quasi-experimental study.
Abstract: Background: Telehealth care was developed to provide home-based monitoring and support for patients with chronic disease. The positive effects on physical outcome have been reported; however, more evidence is required concerning the effects on family caregivers and family function for hear...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Nursing Studies Vol. 49; no. 10; pp. 1230 - 1243 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Oct2012
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