Symptom feeling and experience of patients with dizziness caused by cerebrovascular diseases: a qualitative study
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20250511-01425
- VernacularTitle:脑血管病头晕患者症状感受和体验的质性研究
- Author:
Xuan WANG
1
;
Yue LI
;
Lulu LI
;
Qilan TANG
;
Lina GUO
;
Aixia WANG
Author Information
1. 郑州大学护理与健康学院，郑州 450001
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Qualitative research;
Dizziness;
Quality of life;
Cerebrovascular disease;
Symptom experience
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2025;41(31):2416-2422
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand the feelings and experiences of patients with dizziness caused by cerebrovascular diseases, and to provide a reference basis for the development of nursing intervention measures.Methods:Semi-structured interviews were carried out from November 2024 to February 2025 by phenomenology method. The patients with dizziness caused by cerebrovascular diseases who were hospitalized in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were selected by purposive sampling method. The interview data were analyzed by the Colaizzi 7-step analysis method to summarize and extract the themes.Results:Finally, 16 patients with dizziness caused by cerebrovascular diseases were interviewed, including 6 males and 10 females, aged 43 to 73 years. The feeling and experience of patients with dizziness caused by cerebrovascular diseases could be summarized into three themes: persistent physical symptoms (physiological function imbalance, the superposition of multiple symptoms); patients had cognitive biases (symptom risk cognitive bias, symptom knowledge cognitive bias, drug effect cognitive bias); patients' self-perceived burden was obvious(physical burden, emotional burden, and economic burden).Conclusions:The patients with dizziness caused by cerebrovascular diseases show multi-dimensional characteristics, and there are many burdens and needs in physiological, psychological and social aspects. We should pay attention to the symptom experience and psychological feelings of such patients, and give targeted health education and multi-dimensional social support.
