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Lieberwerth M, Niemeijer A. Lost and changed meaning in life of people with Long Covid: a qualitative study. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2024; 19:2289668. [PMID: 38055787 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2289668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Long Covid (LC) has been called the greatest mass-disabling event in human history. For patients, LC not only has implications for quality of life but also for meaning in life: how one's life and the world are understood and what is seen as valuable in one's life. This qualitative empirical study used a Constructivist Grounded Theory approach to investigate the meaning in life of people struggling with LC through ten patient interviews. This study shows that patients lose their prior understanding of life and come to a changed meaning in life, in part due to the experienced (social) isolation and loss of (both physical and cognitive) abilities caused by LC. Moreover, patients struggled with acceptance, uncertainty, and the inherent incomprehensibility and uncontrollability that living with LC entails, though this simultaneously co-existed with hope, optimism and acceptance. Additionally, dimensions of meaning intersect; a patient having some understanding of their illness (dimension of meaning: comprehension) required an understanding Other (dimension of meaning: connection). Emerging from lockdown brought the challenge and isolation of adjusting to chronic illness in society as usual (albeit divided about COVID-19 measures). This study thus offers novel insights regarding changed, present, and sought meaning in life for LC patients.
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- Department of Ethics of Care, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Elements of Suffering in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Experience of Loss, Grief, Stigma, and Trauma in the Severely and Very Severely Affected. HEALTHCARE (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 9:healthcare9050553. [PMID: 34065069 PMCID: PMC8150911 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9050553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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People who are severely and very severely affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) experience profound suffering. This suffering comes from the myriad of losses these patients experience, the grief that comes from these losses, the ongoing stigma that is often experienced as a person with a poorly understood, controversial chronic illness, and the trauma that can result from how other people and the health care community respond to this illness. This review article examines the suffering of patients with ME/CFS through the lens of the Fennell Four-Phase Model of chronic illness. Using a systems approach, this phase framework illustrates the effects of suffering on the patient and can be utilized to help the clinician, patient, family, and caregivers understand and respond to the patient's experiences. We highlight the constructs of severity, uncertainty, ambiguity, and chronicity and their role in the suffering endured by patients with ME/CFS. A composite case example is used to illustrate the lives of severely and very severely affected patients. Recommendations for health care providers treating patients with ME/CFS are given and underscore the importance of providers understanding the intense suffering that the severely and very severely affected patients experience.
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Sutantri S. Submission to the will of God: Religion/Spirituality as a Cultural Resource of Indonesian Women Living with Cardiovascular Disease. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2021.5853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of women. Suffering from illness causes a significant challenge for women’s day-to-day lives. Understanding the women’s experiences and descriptions of managing their illness, strategies are essential for minimizing CVDs negative consequences.
AIM: This study aims to investigate cultural adjustment to CVD among women in Indonesia.
METHODS: This study employed a qualitative research design with in-depth interviews. Twenty-six women who had an experience of the cardiac event participated in this study. A qualitative framework analysis was used to analyze the data.
RESULTS: Five themes were identified from data analysis. These themes were (1) making meaning of the situation, (2) feeling grateful amidst suffering, (3) submission to the will of God, (4) accepting fate, and (5) getting closer to God.
CONCLUSION: Spiritual and religious beliefs played an enormous role in the participants’ illness experience, irrespective of their religions. Nurses should incorporate a religious and spiritual approach to facilitate patients’ coping behaviors when providing care for the Indonesian population.
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Khodaminasab A, Reisi M, Vahedparast H, Tahmasebi R, Javadzade H. Utilizing a health-promotion model to predict self-care adherence in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty in Bushehr, Iran. Patient Prefer Adherence 2019; 13:409-417. [PMID: 31040649 PMCID: PMC6454992 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s181755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Self-care refers to the conscious actions and behaviors that patients engage in to maintain and promote their own health and to the decisions that they make about managing signs or symptoms. Despite the importance of self-care in improving the health status of patients with cardiovascular disease, such as those undergoing angioplasty, these patients do not implement self-care optimally. This study aimed to identify factors affecting self-care behaviors in cardiac patients undergoing angioplasty based on a health-promotion model. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 cardiovascular patients undergoing angioplasty referred to the Bushehr Health Center. Health-promotion-model constructs and self-care behaviors were assessed by a researcher-made questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 22 using multiple linear regression analyses. RESULTS Stepwise regression revealed that three variables - perceived barriers, perceived self-efficacy, and social support - were significant predictors of self-care behaviors among patients undergoing angioplasty. These factors accounted for 43.1% (R 2=0.431) of variance in self-care. Among the health-promotion-model constructs, self-efficacy (β =0.237, P<0.001) was the strongest predictor of self-care behaviors, followed by perceived barriers (β =-0.195, P<0.001) and perceived social support (β =0.13, P<0.001). Perceived benefits did not significantly predict self-care behaviors. CONCLUSION According to the results of this study, it is suggested that designing and implementing training programs to improve self-efficacy and perceived social support of cardiovascular patients and also decreasing barriers to self-care may improve self-care behaviors among patients undergoing angioplasty.
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- Azime Khodaminasab
- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran,
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- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran,
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran,
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Abbasi A, Ghezeljeh TN, Farahani MA. Effect of the self-management education program on the quality of life in people with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial. Electron Physician 2018; 10:7028-7037. [PMID: 30128093 PMCID: PMC6092147 DOI: 10.19082/7028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is a syndrome that negatively affects a person's Quality of Life (QOL). The efficient self-management education program increases the individual's abilities and skills for following and participating in a long-term healthcare plan. Objective The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the self-management education program on QOL in people with CHF. Methods This randomized controlled trial study was conducted on 60 people with CHF and without sensory-cognitive problem from April-August 2015. They were selected using the convenience sampling method, and were randomly assigned into the intervention and control groups. The control group received the routine education presented to participants at discharge. However, besides the routine education, the intervention group received the self-management education program consisting of three sessions followed for a 3-month period. The Iranian heart failure QOL questionnaire was used for data collection before and after the intervention. The independent-samples and paired-samples t-tests, Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used for data analysis via the SPSS v.16 software. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results No statistically significant differences were reported between the groups in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics, indicating that they were homogeneous. A statistically significant difference was reported between the two groups after the intervention in terms of the mean changes of total QOL (p<0.001) and its dimensions, including symptoms (p=0.002), social interference (p=0.01), psychological condition (p=0.013), and self-efficacy and knowledge (p<0.001). In addition, an improvement was observed in the total QOL in the intervention group after the education (p<0.001). Conclusions According to the results of this study, the self-management education program can be considered an appropriate strategy for improving the QOL in people suffering from CHF by health care providers. Trial registration The trial was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (http://www.irct.ir) with the IRCT ID: IRCT2015032021521N1. Funding The authors received financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article from Iran University of Medical Sciences (No: 107/105/94/D, date April 11, 2015).
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- Alireza Abbasi
- MSc of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- PhD, Associate Professor, Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Chiang CY, Choi KC, Ho KM, Yu SF. Effectiveness of nurse-led patient-centered care behavioral risk modification on secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: A systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud 2018; 84:28-39. [PMID: 29730084 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite establishment of advocacies centered on using patient-centered care to improve disease-related behavioral changes and health outcomes, studies have seldom discussed incorporation of patient-centered care concept in the design of secondary cardiac prevention. OBJECTIVES This review aimed to identify, appraise, and examine existing evidence on the effectiveness of nurse-led patient-centered care for secondary cardiac prevention in patients with coronary heart disease. DESIGN A systematic review of randomized controlled trials focusing on nurse-led patient-centered care for secondary cardiac prevention was conducted. Primary outcomes were behavioral risks (e.g. smoking, physical activity), secondary outcomes were clinically relevant physiological parameters (e.g. body weight, blood pressure, blood glucose, blood lipoproteins), health-related quality of life, mortality, and self efficacy. DATA SOURCES Twenty-three English and seven Chinese electronic databases were searched to identify the trials. REVIEW METHODS The studies' eligibility and methodological quality were assessed by two reviewers independently according to the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. Statistical heterogeneities of the included studies were assessed by Higgins I2 and quantitative pooling was performed when studies showed sufficient comparability. RESULTS 15 articles on 12 randomized controlled trials were included in this review. Methodological quality of the included studies was fair. Based on the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tool for experimental studies, the included studies had met a mean of six criteria out the ten in this appraisal tool. The meta-analyses of the included studies revealed that nurse-led patient-centered care had significantly improved patients' smoking habits, adherence toward physical activity advices, and total cholesterol level with medical regime optimization, in short- to medium-term. The intervention was also favorable in improving the patients' health-related quality of life in several domains of SF-36. Furthermore, from single-study results, the intervention was favorable in improving the patients' weight management and alcohol consumption. However, it did not show significant effects on improving the patient's dietary habits, certain cardiac physiological parameters, mortality and self-efficacy. Currently, no addition long-term benefit of the intervention on secondary cardiac prevention was identified. CONCLUSION This review has systematically analyzed the effects of nurse-led patient-centered care on patients' behavioral risks, cardiac physiological parameters, mortality, health-related quality of life and self-efficacy. Given limited quantity of existing evidence regarding certain outcomes and long-term follow-up period; cross-trial heterogeneity of the interventions, measurement methods and statistical results; high or unclear risk of bias in some quality dimensions, the effectiveness of the intervention on secondary cardiac prevention remains inconclusive and subject to additional trials and evidences.
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- Chung-Yan Chiang
- The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Nursing and Health Studies, The Open University of Hong Kong, Homantin, Hong Kong, China
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Bohner K. Theory Description, Critical Reflection, and Theory Evaluation of the Transitions Theory of Meleis et al according to Chinn and Kramer (2011). ANS Adv Nurs Sci 2017; 40:E1-E19. [PMID: 27749285 DOI: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transitions Theory (TT) states that change and transition are phenomena that make humans more vulnerable to health risks. Transitions Theory was evaluated through a text analysis of 4 publications, 3 nursing expert focus group interviews in Switzerland, and a mapping review of the transition literature of the last 5 years. Although the implementation of TT into Swiss nursing practice seems problematic due to conceptual deficiencies, transition is a meaningful nursing topic. The connection between TT, research, and practice is weak. Yet guidelines for theory description, theory analysis, and theory actualization could enhance and strengthen the body of knowledge in nursing.
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Vahedparast H, Mohammadi E, Ahmadi F. From threat to gradual lifestyle changes: Iranians' experiences with chronic illnesses. Int Nurs Rev 2016; 64:405-412. [PMID: 27896801 DOI: 10.1111/inr.12319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to explore and describe the experience of making a healthy lifestyle change among the patients with chronic illness. BACKGROUND Despite the existence of different evidence on the critical role of lifestyle in the prevention and management of chronic diseases, many people face challenges in terms of starting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. METHODS A descriptive qualitative study with in-depth semi-structured interviews was carried out in 2015 in Iran. Thirty-four patients with common chronic illnesses were invited to the study using purposive sampling. The collected data were analysed by content analysis. FINDINGS The main themes were: trying to remove the perceived threat, considering and trying to do physical activities, considering and planning for a healthy diet, striving to manage stress and having gradual acceptance of new habits and coping with them. LIMITATIONS The participants were selected from among those with chronic illness. However, there is also a need to assess the family and healthcare providers' perspectives. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING The perceived threat of the disease plays an important role in the process of changing to a healthy lifestyle in Iranian with chronic illnesses. It is necessary for healthcare providers, especially nurses, to use this threat as a golden opportunity to accelerate changes in patients' behaviours. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING POLICY Findings may help policy makers become aware of the need for nurses to create community-based nursing in Iran. Community nurses can remind patients of perceived threats to their health to motivate them for continued healthy behaviours. Therefore, nursing curricula should be revised and educational programs utilise a community-based health approach.
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- H Vahedparast
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Simonÿ CP, Dreyer P, Pedersen BD, Birkelund R. It is not just a Minor Thing - A Phenomenological-Hermeneutic Study of Patients’ Experiences when afflicted by a Minor Heart Attack and Participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation. Scand J Caring Sci 2016; 31:232-240. [DOI: 10.1111/scs.12334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Charlotte P. Simonÿ
- Institute of Health; Section of Nursing Science; Aarhus University; Aarhus Denmark
- Slagelse Hospital Region Zealand; Slagelse Denmark
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- Institute of Health; Section of Nursing Science; Aarhus University; Aarhus Denmark
- Department of Anesthesiology; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus Denmark
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- Research Unit of Nursing; Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Southern Denmark; Odense M Denmark
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- Section of Health Services Research Lillebaelt Hospital; Denmark/University of Southern Denmark; Vejle Denmark
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Östman M, Jakobsson Ung E, Falk K. Continuity means "preserving a consistent whole"--A grounded theory study. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2015; 10:29872. [PMID: 26714652 PMCID: PMC4695618 DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v10.29872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Living with a chronic disease like chronic heart failure (CHF) results in disruptions, losses, and setbacks in the participants' daily lives that affect health and well-being. By using grounded theory method, we illuminate whether persons with CHF experience discontinuity in life and, if so, what helps them to preserve and strengthen continuity in their daily lives. Thirteen individual interviews and one group interview with five participants, aged 62 to 88 years, were carried out. Through data collection and data analysis, we constructed three concepts that make up a model illustrating the participants' experiences in daily life in relation to corporeality, temporality, and identity: experiences of discontinuity, recapturing approaches, and reconciliation. The first concept, experiences of discontinuity, was constructed from the following categories: the alienated body, the disrupted time, and the threatened self. The second concept, recapturing approaches, consists of categories with continuity creative constructions: repossessing the body, maintaining a façade, seizing the day, restoring the balance of time, and preserving self. These actions are intended to overcome problems and master changes in order to maintain balance in daily life through constructions that recreate normality and predictability. The third concept, reconciliation, was constructed from three categories: feel normal, set to adjust, and be positioned. These categories describe how the participants minimize their experiences of discontinuity by recapturing approaches in order to reconcile with various changes and maintain continuity in daily life. Our findings provide a fresh perspective on continuity that may contribute to the development of significant interventions in continuity of care for persons with CHF. However, continuity requires that healthcare systems support each patient's ability to manage change, reorientation, and adjustment to the new situation in order to make it easier for the patient to create and continue living their daily lives as they desire.
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- Malin Östman
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Närhälsan Källstorp Health Centre, Trollhättan, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden;
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Simonÿ CP, Dreyer P, Pedersen BD, Birkelund R. Empowered to gain a new foothold in life--A study of the meaning of participating in cardiac rehabilitation to patients afflicted by a minor heart attack. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2015; 10:28717. [PMID: 26631916 PMCID: PMC4668264 DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v10.28717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate what it means to patients afflicted by a minor heart attack to participate in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). CR is well-established internationally to support patients towards moving forward in satisfying, healthy, and well-functioning lives. Studies indicate that patients achieve improvement in quality of life when participating in CR. However, knowledge of how patients are supported during CR is sparse. Moreover, knowledge of what participating in CR means to patients afflicted by a minor heart attack is lacking. In-depth knowledge in this area is crucial in order to understand these patients' particular gains and needs. In a phenomenological-hermeneutic frame field observations, focus group interviews, and individual interviews were conducted among 11 patients during and after their participation in CR. Field notes and transcribed interviews underwent three-phased interpretation. It was found that patients were supported to gain renewed balance in their lives during CR. Three themes were identified: (1) receiving a helpful but limited caring hand, (2) being supported to find new values in life, and (3) developing responsibility for the remaining time. The patients were carefully guided through a difficult time and supported to continue in healthy everyday lives. They were given hope which enabled them to find themselves a new foothold in life with respect to their own sense of well-being. This guidance and a sense of hopefulness were provided by heart specialists and more seasoned heart patients. In conclusion, patients were empowered to achieve a healthier lifestyle and improve their personal well-being during CR. However, structural barriers in the programme prevented adequate support regarding the patients' total needs. Knowledge of the benefits of CR emphasizes the significance of the programme and highlights the importance of high inclusion. Efforts should be made to develop more flexible and longer lasting programmes and further involvement of relatives must be considered.
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- Charlotte P Simonÿ
- Section of Nursing Science, Institute of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of quality and education, Slagelse Hospital Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark;
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- Section of Nursing Science, Institute of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Anesthesiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Research Unit of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Section of Health Services Research, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
- Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Simonÿ CP, Pedersen BD, Dreyer P, Birkelund R. Dealing with existential anxiety in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a phenomenological-hermeneutic study of patients' lived experiences. J Clin Nurs 2015; 24:2581-90. [DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Charlotte P Simonÿ
- Institute of Health; Section of Nursing Science; Aarhus University; Aarhus Denmark
- Region Zealand; Slagelse Hospital; Slagelse Denmark
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- Research Unit of Nursing; Institute of Clinical Research; University of Southern Denmark; Odense M Denmark
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- Institute of Health; Section of Nursing Science; Aarhus University; Aarhus Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesiology; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus Denmark
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- Section of Health Services Research Lillebaelt Hospital/University of Southern Denmark; Vejle Denmark
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