Demands of self-monitoring in patients with chronic heart failure: a qualitative research
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.10.007
- VernacularTitle:慢性心力衰竭患者自我监测需求的质性研究
- Author:
Haiyan GUO
1
;
Yuanyuan JIN
;
Yan ZHU
;
Wenting LI
;
Yingyu WU
;
Na LIU
;
Youqing PENG
Author Information
1. 同济大学附属东方医院心内重症室
- Keywords:
Heart failure;
Qualitative research;
Self-monitoring needs
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2018;24(10):1155-1158
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the self-monitoring needs of patients with chronic heart failure, so as to understand their needs for self-monitoring and provide references for clinical nursing healthcare education. Methods From October 2016 to January 2017, totally 9 cases of heart failure patients who met the inclusion criteria in an affiliated hospital were enrolled in this study. In-depth interviews were conducted and analyzed by phenomenological data analysis to form the main topic. Results At last, 5 subjects were extracted, namely, the needs for self-monitoring knowledge, the needs for suitable monitoring tools selection, the needs for self-monitoring skill, the willingness of self-monitoring and the needs for support from affection and friends. Conclusions The long-term treatment and rehabilitation of chronic heart failure patients was not only to improve symptoms and prolong life, but also to build a diversified health education and follow up model, to establish a professional health education team; to construct a rational service support system, to provide professional services for chronic heart failure patients, so as to meet the self-monitoring needs, help with symptom recognition and ultimately improve patients' quality of life.
