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Exploring Strategies for Developing Enabling Environments for People with Chronic Heart Disease: An Ethnographic
Valérie Loizeau1,2, Kelley Kilpatrick3, Dominique Pougheon Bertrand4
1Centre Hospitalier Poissy Saint Germain-GHT Yvelines Nord, 78300 Poissy, France.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|February 11, 2023
Summary
People with cardiovascular disease develop strategies to create supportive environments, enhancing their quality of life. This study explores these enabling strategies for better nursing support.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Nursing
Background:
- Chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD), significantly impact daily life and quality of life.
- Existing literature extensively covers care policy and costs but lacks depth on supportive environments for individuals with CVD.
- A supportive environment is linked to empowerment, yet specific strategies for CVD patients remain underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify strategies employed by individuals with cardiovascular disease to cultivate an enabling environment.
- To explore the interplay between human behavior, culture, and the development of supportive living conditions for CVD patients.
- To inform nursing practices by understanding how to best support individuals in creating enabling environments.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative ethnographic study employing critical ethnography principles.
- Data collection through in-home observations and interviews with 10 individuals diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.
- Intensive data collection over three days per participant, totaling approximately 210 hours of observation.
Main Results:
- (Results not yet available as the study is in progress)
Conclusions:
- (Conclusions not yet available as the study is in progress)
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