Living with chronic heart failure: a review of qualitative studies of older people

Abstract

Empowering older people to manage chronic heart failure, instilling hope and bolstering support system are means of promoting successful adjustment to the disease. Further research needs to explore the cultural differences in the adjustment process.

Experiences of psychosocial and programme-related barriers to recovery in lifestyle interventions for noncommunicable diseases

“…This occurred in individuals with varying NCDs, as well as premorbid physical and psychosocial well-being. Similar accounts can be found in related research [3][4][5][6][7]14] . Furthermore, the impact of earlier psychosocial difficulties, rather than the events themselves, was considered.…”

“…For some, this included a sense of disconnection between perceived and actual health, and for others it resulted in self-blame. While reviews by Yu et al and Jeon et al respectively highlighted the distress and uncertainty experienced by patients living with CHF, both reviews focused on a significantly older population [4,5] .…”

“…Elderly patients experience chronic heart failure as debilitating and distressing. There is a great deal of uncertainty, especially at an advanced stage of illness and inefficacy in self-care [4] . Social isolation, living in fear, and losing a sense of control were included as prominent themes in a subsequent review of the topic [5] .…”

“…The application of qualitative and mixed methodologies in health science research has resulted in a corresponding increase in literature detailing patient experiences of NCDs and the recovery process [3][4][5][6][7] To date, a number of reviews [3] and systematic reviews [4,5] have collated patients' experiences of chronic heart failure, and qualitative research has distinguished generic-and disease-specific experiences of NCDs [6] . Elderly patients experience chronic heart failure as debilitating and distressing.…”

Day care centre attendance and quality of life in depressed older adults living in the community

“…In the assessment of comorbidity, alongside the CIRS scores, we specifically considered a history of those diseases which have been shown to have an impact on the QOL such as lung disease, heart disease, eye disease and arthritis (Blane et al 2008;Strandberg et al 2008;Yu et al 2008;Lane andLip 2009, Good 2008;Westin et al 2005;Lukkarinen 1998;Newman 2008;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000).…”