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Diary for self-observation: A self-management tool for recipients of lung transplantation-A pilot study
Laura Evald1, Jytte Graarup2, Ida Elisabeth Højskov2
1Dedicare AS Stjørdal Norway.
Aim:
To (a) explore how the diary contributes to patient motivation for monitoring self-management and (b) explore the nurses' experience of how the diary supports the patients' self-management after lung transplantation.
Design:
A quantitative and qualitative study design.
Methods:
Fifteen patients and four nurses participated. Data were analysed descriptively and thematically.
Results:
This pilot study shows that the diary strengthens patients' self-management in the first postoperative period. Nurses were confident that the patients were structured about self-observation when using the diary.
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