Women's Social Support and Social Network after Their First Myocardial Infarction; A 4-Year Follow-Up with Focus on Cardiac Rehabilitation

Wieslander, Inger; Baigi, Amir; Turesson, Christina; Fridlund, Bengt

doi:10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2005.06.004

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“…A common and essential dimension in women's recovery is their relationships with other people (social dimension). The women in this study value the support from family and friends, as well as sharing thoughts with other women in the same situation during their recovery process, which is confirmed in other studies (Doiron-Maillet & Meagher-Stewart, 2003 ; Mendes et al, 2010 ; Pryor, Page, Patsamanis, & Jolly, 2014; Svedlund & Danielson, 2004 ; White, Hunter, & Holttum, 2007 ; Wieslander, Baigi, Turesson, & Fridlund, 2005 ) and is evident as a contributing factor for health (Sjöström-Strand & Fridlund, 2006 ; White et al, 2007 ). Social support is also a contributory factor for men's recovery (Kristofferzon, Löfmark, & Carlsson, 2003 ; Pryor et al, 2014).…”

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Women's experiences of how their recovery process is promoted after a first myocardial infarction: Implications for cardiac rehabilitation care

Wieslander

Mårtensson

Fridlund

et al. 2016

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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BackgroundA rapid improvement in the care of myocardial infarction (MI) in the emergency services has been witnessed in recent years. There is, however, a lack of understanding of the factors involved in a successful recovery process, after the initial stages of emergency care among patients, and in particular those who are women. Both preventive and promotive perspectives should be taken into consideration for facilitating the recovery process of women after a MI.AimTo explore how women's recovery processes are promoted after a first MI.MethodsA qualitative content analysis was used.FindingsThe women's recovery process is a multidirectional process with a desire to develop and approach a new perspective on life. The women's possibility to approach new perspectives on life incorporates how they handle the three dimensions: behaviour, that is, women's acting and engaging in various activities; social, that is, how women receive and give support in their social environment; and psychological, that is, their way of thinking, reflecting, and appreciating life.ConclusionsThe personal recovery of women is a multidirectional process with a desire to develop and approach a new perspective on life. It is important for cardiac rehabilitation nurses to not only focus on lifestyle changes and social support but also on working actively with the women's inner strength in order to promote the recovery of the women.

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Women's experiences of how their recovery process is promoted after a first myocardial infarction: Implications for cardiac rehabilitation care

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Fridlund

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“…In addition, a lack of social support from family and friends has been reported to be a barrier to CR enrollment. 54 …”

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Cardiac Rehabilitation for Women: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Solutions

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Yeung

et al. 2017

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Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) services improve various clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease, but such services are underutilized, particularly in women. The aim of this study was to identify evidence-based barriers and solutions for CR participation in women. A literature search was carried out using PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, OVID/Medline, and CINAHL to identify studies that have assessed barriers and/or solutions to CR participation. Titles and abstracts were screened, and then the full-text of articles that met study criteria were reviewed. We identified 24 studies that studied barriers to CR participation in women and 31 studies that assessed the impact of various interventions to improve CR referral, enrollment, and/or completion of CR in women. Patient-level barriers included lower education level, multiple comorbid conditions, non-English native language, lack of social support, and high burden of family responsibilities. We found support for the use of automatic referral and assisted enrollment to improve CR participation. A small number of studies suggest that incentive-based strategies, as well as home-based programs, may contribute to improving CR attendance and completion rates. A systematic approach to CR referral, including automatic CR referral, may help overcome barriers to CR referral in women and should be implemented in clinical practice. However, more studies are needed to help identify the best methods to improve CR attendance and completion of CR rates in women.

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“…This is supported by Meleis et al [35] who describes that confirmation, counseling and feedback are presumptions in order to get a successful transition to health. Earlier research has shown that the length of time of recovery for women, who received support from health care professionals throughout CRP, was shorter than for women who did not receive this support [37]. Therefore, it is essential that the CRNs support the women both in their clinical and personal recovery [14,16,17,19] and give the women the opportunity to an individually designed secondary prevention.…”

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Factors influencing female patients’ recovery after their first myocardial infarction as experienced by cardiac rehabilitation nurses

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Background: In the developed part of the world, coronary heart disease is the major cause of death and is one of the leading causes of disease burden. In Sweden, more than 30,000 people per year are affected by myocardial infarction and out of these approximately 40% are women. Nearly 70% of the women survive and after a myocardial infarction a recovery process follows. Today's health care focuses more on treatment, symptoms and risk factors than on the individuals' perceptions of the recovery process. Aim: To explore cardiac rehabilitation nurses' experiences of factors influencing female patients' recovery after their first myocardial infarction. Methods: Twenty cardiac rehabilitation nurses were interviewed. The study was conducted using qualitative content analysis. Results: The cardiac rehabilitation nurses experienced that women's recovery after a first myocardial infarction was influenced whether they had a supportive context, their ability to cope with the stresses of life, if they wanted to be involved in their own personal care and how they related to themselves. Conclusions: Women's recovery after a myocardial infarction was influenced by factors related to surroundings as well as own individual factors. The underlying meaning of women's recovery can be described as the transition process of a recovery to health. Our findings suggest that a focus on personcentered nursing would be beneficial in order to promote the every woman's personal and unique recovery after a myocardial infarction. Finally, the cardiac rehabilitation nurses' experiences of factors in-fluencing male patients' recovery after their first myocardial infarction should be important to investigate.

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Women's Social Support and Social Network after Their First Myocardial Infarction; A 4-Year Follow-Up with Focus on Cardiac Rehabilitation

Abstract: There is a need to develop CRPs that are specifically designed for women based on their age and family relationships. Nurses' training programmes should place greater emphasis on cardiac rehabilitation from the perspective of women with focus on professional support.

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Women's experiences of how their recovery process is promoted after a first myocardial infarction: Implications for cardiac rehabilitation care

Women's experiences of how their recovery process is promoted after a first myocardial infarction: Implications for cardiac rehabilitation care

Cardiac Rehabilitation for Women: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Solutions

Factors influencing female patients’ recovery after their first myocardial infarction as experienced by cardiac rehabilitation nurses

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