title: Theoretical development of nursing interventions for sudden cardiac arrest survivors using social cognitive theory.
abstract: This article discusses the theoretical development of a nursing intervention program to enhance recovery over the first year following sudden cardiac arrest. Concepts from social cognitive theory and domains of concern following sudden cardiac arrest underpin a tailored and standardized nursing intervention. The nursing intervention program is designed for delivery by means of telephone and through the mail. Testing of the nursing intervention program is underway using a clinical trial design.
authors.affiliation: Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Johnson-Crowley
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015399:Nursing Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D011593:Psychology, Social; D020377:Self Efficacy; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology