Patients' well-being: experience and actions in their preventing and handling of atrial fibrillation

被引：32

作者：

Ekblad, Helena ^{[1
]}

Ronning, Helen ^{[1
]}

Fridlund, Bengt ^{[1
]}

Malm, Dan ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Jonkoping Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, SE-55111 Jonkoping, Sweden

[2] Cty Hosp Ryhov, Dept Internal Med, Jonkoping, Sweden

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING | 2013年 / 12卷 / 02期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

Atrial fibrillation; coronary heart disease; nursing; patient; qualitative analysis; well-being; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; ANXIETY; ARRHYTHMIA; SYMPTOMS; RISK;

D O I：

10.1177/1474515112457132

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) influences the lives of patients in the form of worsened well-being. Patients' own experience of and how to handle AF is rarely investigated. These are important aspects for healthcare services to understand in order to support the well-being of patients with AF. Aim: To explore and describe critical incidents in which patients experience how AF affects their well-being and what actions they take to prevent and handle it. Design and methods: An explorative, descriptive design based on the critical incident technique (CIT) was used. Interviews were conducted with 25 patients (16 men and 9 women) with AF in a healthcare area in southern Sweden. Results: Patients experienced discomfort and limitations in daily life. The actions they took were self-care related actions and healthcare related actions. Conclusion: AF affects well-being when it is uncomfortable and leads to pronounced limitations in daily life with the patients trying to maintain or restore well-being through adapting and developing strategies for self-care. Patients base the handling of AF on their personal experience.

引用

页码：132 / 139

页数：8

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