Background Engagement in physical activity during the initial months following coronary
artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is important in order to improve health, quality of life and …

The process to knowing entails perpetual curiosity as well as wearied surrender in which
one's understandings transform. This philosophy describes the approach that our team took …

Aim To explore the trajectory of associations between the nursing care process of patient
empowerment during postsurgical hospitalization and postdischarge patient self …

Objective The evidence for cardiac rehabilitation after valve surgery remains sparse. Current
recommendations are therefore based on patients with ischaemic heart disease. The aim of …

Background Relevant discharge information about the use of analgesic medication and
other strategies may help patients to manage their pain more effectively and prevent …

Purpose Research to date has focused on clinicians' views on patients' discharge readiness
from acute hospital settings. This study aims to synthesise the literature on discharge …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a
multimedia self-management (MSM) intervention to prepare patients and family caregivers …

Aims: Multiple surgical revisions are often necessary in individuals with congenital heart
defects affecting the RVOT or pulmonary valve. There are no multicentre data on the …

Background Heart valve disease is becoming a public health problem due to increasing life
expectancy and new treatment methods. Patients are at risk of developing depression …

Qualitative analysis is often a textual undertaking. However, it can be helpful to think about
and represent study phenomena or narrative accounts in nontextual ways. In this article, we …