The Lived Experience of Frailty in Patients Aged 60 Years and Older with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study
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PURPOSE: The prevalence of frailty among patients with heart failure is about 45%. Frailty may result in patients' functional decline, falls, disability, and decreased quality of life. Qualitative studies can explore older patients' perceptions of frailty and help patients cope with it. However, a qualitative approach that explores the experience of frailty in older patients living with heart failure is lacking. This study aimed to explore the lived experience of frailty in older patients with heart failure. METHODS: This qualitative study applies Giorgi's phenomenological method. Data were collected from October 2019 to August 2020. Thirteen older patients with heart failure aged at least 60 years were recruited using purposive sampling from a medical center in Taiwan. The participants participated in an in-depth interview using a semistructured interview guide. RESULTS: Seven themes were identified: "being reborn at the end of the road but having difficulty recovering", "living with a disease with an ineffable feeling", "feeling like being drained: physical weakness and a dysfunctional body", "struggling with impaired physical mobility and facing unexpected events", "suffering from mental exhaustion", "receiving care from loved ones", and "turning over a new leaf". CONCLUSIONS: Frailty in older patients with heart failure was obscure and difficult to describe. Frailty could be improved by medical intervention, self-management, and social support but was difficult to reverse. Patients with heart failure should be evaluated for frailty using multidimensional assessment tools at first diagnosis and provided frailty-related information so that patients have proper insight into their disease as early as possible.
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- Titre Crossref
- The Lived Experience of Frailty in Patients Aged 60 Years and Older with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study
- Date Crossref
- 01/10/2023
- Éditeur
- Elsevier BV
- Type
- journal-article
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Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health Department of Nursing pays non établi dans la noticeÉtablissement de santé
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Department of Nursing pays non établi dans la noticeÉtablissement de santé
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Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital pays non établi dans la noticeÉtablissement de santé
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National Taiwan University Hospital Department of Nursing pays non établi dans la noticeÉtablissement de santé
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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Hsin Sheng Junior College of Medical Care and Management pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital Cardiology Department pays non établi dans la noticeÉtablissement de santé
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Heart Failure Research Center pays non établi dans la noticeStructure de recherche
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College of Nursing pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management, Department of Nursing — Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health et Department of Nursing — Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, avec 7 autres affiliations.
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