患有心肌缺血和没有阻塞性冠状动脉的生活:一种定性研究
Helen Humphreys1, Danielle Paddock2, Sarah Brown3,4
1Centre for Behavioural Science and Applied Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK h.humphreys@shu.ac.uk.
Open heart
|February 8, 2024
概括
患有心肌缺血不阻塞动脉 (INOCA) 的患者面临重大挑战,影响日常生活和精神健康. 改善诊断,治疗和支持对于INOCA患者至关重要.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学和心血管健康
- 患者体验和定性研究
- 慢性疾病对心理的影响.
背景情况:
- 没有阻塞性动脉的心肌缺血 (INOCA) 影响了大量患者群体.
- 了解INOCA的实践经验对于改善患者护理至关重要.
- 以前的研究集中在诊断和治疗途径上,不太重视患者报告的结果.
研究的目的:
- 为了探索被诊断为心肌缺血而没有阻塞性动脉的个人的生活经验.
- 确定患者在整个诊断和治疗过程中所面临的挑战.
- 了解INOCA对日常生活的心理和社会影响.
主要方法:
- 使用半结构化的电话采访进行的定性研究.
- 17名参与者 (15名女性,2名男性;年龄31-69岁) 与INOCA,通过在线患者论坛招募.
- 对面试数据进行主题分析,以确定关键经验和主题.
主要成果:
- 五个主要主题出现了:症状变化和相关的恐惧/不确定性;对社会生活,就业和日常活动的重大影响;具有挑战性的诊断和支持途径;治疗和管理缺乏清晰度;以及有效的应对/支持策略.
- 参与者报告了广泛的症状体验,从轻度到重度.
- 诊断和治疗途径经常被描述为创伤性和缺乏共识.
结论:
- 与INOCA生活带来了相当大的心理和社会挑战.
- 对于INOCA来说,急需提高诊断清晰度,一致的治疗方法和改进的患者支持系统.
- 这些发现强调了以患者为中心的护理在管理INOCA的重要性.
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