Journal article
Selecting symptom instruments for cardiovascular populations
Heart & lung, Vol.45(6), pp.475-496
11/2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.08.012
PMID: 27686695
Abstract
The purpose of this review is to provide a guide for researchers and clinicians in selecting an instrument to measure four commonly occurring symptoms (dyspnea, chest pain, palpitations, and fatigue) in cardiac populations (acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, arrhythmia/atrial fibrillation, and angina, or patients undergoing cardiac interventions). An integrative review of the literature was conducted. A total of 102 studies summarizing information on 36 different instruments are reported in this integrative review. The majority of the instruments measured multiple symptoms and were used for one population. A majority of the symptom measures were disease-specific and were multi-dimensional. This review summarizes the psychometrics and defining characteristics of instruments to measure the four commonly occurring symptoms in cardiac populations. Simple, psychometrically strong instruments do exist and should be considered for use; however, there is less evidence of responsiveness to change over time for the majority of instruments.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Selecting symptom instruments for cardiovascular populations
- Creators
- Lani Zimmerman - University of Nebraska, College of Nursing, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USABunny Pozehl - University of Nebraska, College of Nursing, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USAKaren Vuckovic - University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, 60612, USASusan Barnason - University of Nebraska, College of Nursing, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USAPaula Schulz - University of Nebraska, College of Nursing, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USAYaewon Seo - University of Nebraska, College of Nursing, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USACatherine J Ryan - University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, 60612, USAJulie J Zerwic - University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, 60612, USAHolli A DeVon - University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Heart & lung, Vol.45(6), pp.475-496
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.08.012
- PMID
- 27686695
- ISSN
- 0147-9563
- eISSN
- 1527-3288
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2016
- Academic Unit
- Nursing Administration and Gen; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984119914502771
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