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Published on: June 10, 2025
Prehospitalization Symptom Perceptions, Lay Consultations, and Treatment-Seeking for Acute Decompensating Heart
Katherine M Reeder1, Gina M Peek2, Niaman Nazir3
1Wilkes University, Passan School of Nursing, 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, USA.
Abstract:
Heart failure is a common, serious condition associated with frequent exacerbations and hospitalizations. Preventable causes of more than 70% of heart failure hospitalizations are attributable to ineffective heart failure self-care, including symptom recognition and interpretation, and delayed symptom reporting and treatment seeking. The social context in which illness symptoms occur is an important aspect of symptom self-management. Self-initiated medical and nonmedical treatments for symptom relief and engaging in lay consultations with persons in social networks for symptom evaluation are common. This article highlights socially delineated aspects of symptom self-management leading to hospitalization, many of which are amenable to nursing intervention.
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