Journal article
Self-care Problems and Management Strategies Experienced by Rural Patient/Caregiver Dyads Living With Heart Failure
The Journal of cardiovascular nursing, Vol.39(3), pp.207-218
05/01/2024
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001056
PMID: 37955387
Abstract
BackgroundRural patients with heart failure (HF) have higher mortality and hospitalization rates compared with their urban counterparts. Although research supports the inclusion of informal caregivers in daily self-care activities, data are limited regarding the problems encountered by rural patient/caregiver dyads living with HF in managing HF in the home and how these problems are managed.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to identify and describe HF self-care problems experienced by rural dyads in the home and how these problems are managed.MethodsUsing a descriptive qualitative design, data were collected from rural patient/caregiver dyads living with HF via individual, semistructured, telephone interviews and analyzed using schematic content analysis. Interviews and data analysis occurred concurrently until data saturation was reached.ResultsThematic data saturation was obtained with 11 dyads. On average, patients were 65.3 (+/- 13.9) years old, and caregivers were 62 (+/- 12.37) years old. Four themes illustrating dyadic HF self-care problems and management strategies emerged: (1) HF self-care components, namely, maintenance, symptom monitoring, and management (diet, exercise, activities, strategies); (2) environment (rural barriers, COVID-19); (3) caregiver contributors (confidence, role); and (4) dyadic contributors (dyadic relationship). Dyads described various self-care problems, with the type of relationship and presence of mutuality influencing the problem-solving process and development of management strategies.ConclusionsThe identified themes emphasize the self-care problems experienced by rural dyads living with HF and the contributions of both dyad members to effectively manage these challenges. Findings support the need for culturally sensitive, tailored interventions targeting self-care in rural dyads living with HF.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Self-care Problems and Management Strategies Experienced by Rural Patient/Caregiver Dyads Living With Heart Failure
- Creators
- Lucinda J. Graven - Florida State UniversityAngela Durante - Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”Laurie Abbott - Florida State UniversityErika Bassi - Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”M. Bryant Howren - Apple (Israel)Joan S. Grant - Apple (Israel)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of cardiovascular nursing, Vol.39(3), pp.207-218
- DOI
- 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001056
- PMID
- 37955387
- ISSN
- 0889-4655
- eISSN
- 1550-5049
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 12
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9985164051902771
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