A qualitative research of true experience in patients with end-stage heart failure
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2019.05.003
- VernacularTitle:终末期心力衰竭患者真实体验的质性研究
- Author:
Shuhua SHANG
1
;
Guozhen SUN
;
Yuanyuan CHEN
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学护理学院 210029
- Keywords:
End-stage heart failure;
Patients;
Experience;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2019;35(5):331-335
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the true experience of patients living with end-stage heart failure Methods The phenomenological methodology was used in the study.Eleven inpatients with end-stage heart failure were treated with semi-structured interviews and recorded live. Colaizzi method was used for data analysis with Nvivo11.0. Results Four themes were extracted:perceivestressful heart failuresymptoms; complex psychological experience, both negative and positive response coexist;perceive insufficient medical system support;ambivalent attitude toward death. Conclusion Health care providers should pay attention to the physical and psychological feelings of patients with end-stage heart failure, take targeted interventions to alleviate their suffering, provide palliative care while providing heart failure management to patients, and attach importance to communication with patients to help them recognize death correctly. At the same time, we should promote the development of grass-roots health institutions and provide patients with more convenient and adequate medical resources.
