A bridge to transplantation: The life experiences of patients with a left ventricular assist device
| Autor: | Fatma Cebeci, Ömer Bayezid, Bilgen Arikan, Emine Catal |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Uşak Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Arıkan, Bilgen |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Coping (psychology) medicine.medical_specialty Life experiences LVAD medicine.medical_treatment Bridge to transplantation 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Life Change Events 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Humans Medicine Donor shortage Retrospective Studies Heart Failure business.industry Fear equipment and supplies medicine.disease Treatment Outcome 030228 respiratory system Heart failure Ventricular assist device Physical therapy Heart Transplantation Heart-Assist Devices Coping Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Heart & Lung. 50:106-112 |
| ISSN: | 0147-9563 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.09.020 |
| Popis: | Background The Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) is a rapidly spreading treatment given to patients with advanced heart failure due to organ donor shortage. Thus, there is a need to study the life experience of patients who underwent LVAD implantation as a bridge to transplantation. Objective To examine the life experiences of patients who underwent LVAD implantation as a bridge to transplantation. Methods This qualitative, phenomenological research was carried out with 13 patients who underwent LVAD implantation as a bridge to transplantation. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews. Interviews were recorded through an audio recorder, transcribed verbatim, and evaluated using the inductive content analysis method. Results Two main themes (fear and coping), each with four sub-themes, were obtained after data were analyzed. Participants’ fears and coping strategies for these were identified. Conclusion In this study, fears and coping strategies came to the forefront in the life experiences of patients who underwent LVAD implantation as a bridge to transplantation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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