Journal article
Pattern Versus Change: Community-Based Dyadic Heart Failure Self-Care
Clinical nursing research, Vol.27(2), pp.148-161
02/01/2018
DOI: 10.1177/1054773816688817
PMCID: PMC5494012
PMID: 28073288
Abstract
It is imperative that dyadic heart failure (HF) self-care be carefully examined so we can develop interventions which improve patient outcomes. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine how patient/informal caregiver dyads mutually engage in managing the patient's HF at home. Twenty-seven dyads were interviewed using a theoretically derived interview guide. All interviews were digitally recorded and professionally transcribed, and iterative thematic analysis was conducted. Three descriptive themes emergedMutual engagement in self-care involves maintaining established patterns of engagement across the life course of the relationship, changing patterns according to whether it is day-to-day care or symptom management, and mobilizing the help of a third party as consultant. These themes reveal the dyadic conundrumwhether to change or remain the same in the face of a dynamic and progressive condition like HF. The themes suggest potential targets for interventioninterventions focused on the relationship or caregiver activation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pattern Versus Change: Community-Based Dyadic Heart Failure Self-Care
- Creators
- Harleah G. Buck - University of South FloridaJudith Hupcey - Pennsylvania State UniversityAlexa Watach - Pennsylvania State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical nursing research, Vol.27(2), pp.148-161
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/1054773816688817
- PMID
- 28073288
- PMCID
- PMC5494012
- ISSN
- 1054-7738
- eISSN
- 1552-3799
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- R03NR014524 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) R03NR014524 / National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370461802771
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