Qualitative research on repeated hospitalization experiences in patients with liver cirrhosis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.04.024
- VernacularTitle:肝硬化上消化道出血患者反复入院体验的质性研究
- Author:
Yuan MENG
1
,
2
;
Xiaoxia NIU
;
Ya LI
;
Qiaomin WANG
;
Hongying PI
Author Information
1. 100853 北京，解放军医学院
2. 100039 北京，解放军第302医院肝纤维化诊疗中心
- Keywords:
Liver cirrhosis;
Readmission;
Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage;
Repeated hospitalization;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(4):537-539
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the experiences of repeated hospitalization in liver cirrhosis patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and analyze its influencing factors. Methods By using the qualitative phenomenological research methodology,10 patients who had liver cirrhosis with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and had experiences of repeated hospitalization were selected and the in-depth interview were conducted. The results were analyzed, concluded and refined with Colaizzz′s seven steps of phenomenological analysis. Results By means of analysis, induction and distilling, 5 themes were addressed including recurrent disease causing as the main reasons for repeated hospitalization, cognitive shortcomings of disease, high pressure of the management of the disease, needing a strong social support system, and repeated hospitalization causing psychological pressure increase. Conclusions Medical staff should improve the cultivation of professional quality, strengthen the intervention on health education and outside the hospital way of life in liver cirrhosis patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, give targeted psychological care, improve the patients cognition of disease and self-management ability, and reduce the pressure of the patient′s disease management, so as to reduce readmission rate of patients.
