Having a retro-auricular left ventricular assist device (LVAD) requires patients to learn specific self-care behaviors, with a considerable burden; the present study aimed at exploring and describing the experience of self-care in this population. An Interpretive Description was conducted, informing the analysis with the Middle-Range Theory of Self-care of Chronic Illness. A purposeful sample of ten people with a retro-auricular LVAD participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Four themes were identified: Innovations and Limitations in Daily Life, Problems Detection, Response to Problems, and Learning Process. All of these were deeply influenced by a cross-cutting theme: Support System. People with a retro-auricular LVAD have self-care needs different from those of people with heart failure or with the abdominal version of the device, and there is a great need for targeted intervention that could be developed in consideration of our findings.

Trenta, A., Luciani, M., Moro, M., Patella, S., Di Mauro, S., Vellone, E., et al. (2022). Self-care in Adults With a Retro-auricular Left Ventricular Assist Device: An Interpretive Description. CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH, 31(3), 553-562 [10.1177/10547738211063538].

Self-care in Adults With a Retro-auricular Left Ventricular Assist Device: An Interpretive Description

Luciani, Michela
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Di Mauro, Stefania;Ausili, Davide
Ultimo
2022

Abstract

Having a retro-auricular left ventricular assist device (LVAD) requires patients to learn specific self-care behaviors, with a considerable burden; the present study aimed at exploring and describing the experience of self-care in this population. An Interpretive Description was conducted, informing the analysis with the Middle-Range Theory of Self-care of Chronic Illness. A purposeful sample of ten people with a retro-auricular LVAD participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Four themes were identified: Innovations and Limitations in Daily Life, Problems Detection, Response to Problems, and Learning Process. All of these were deeply influenced by a cross-cutting theme: Support System. People with a retro-auricular LVAD have self-care needs different from those of people with heart failure or with the abdominal version of the device, and there is a great need for targeted intervention that could be developed in consideration of our findings.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
heart failure; interpretive description; LVAD; qualitative research; self-care;
English
10-dic-2021
2022
31
3
553
562
none
Trenta, A., Luciani, M., Moro, M., Patella, S., Di Mauro, S., Vellone, E., et al. (2022). Self-care in Adults With a Retro-auricular Left Ventricular Assist Device: An Interpretive Description. CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH, 31(3), 553-562 [10.1177/10547738211063538].
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