title: The thoughts and feelings of patients in the waiting period prior to cardiac surgery: a descriptive study.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013997:Time Factors