Addressing spouses' unique needs after cardiac surgery when recovery is complicated by heart failure

Ågren, Susanna; Frisman, Gunilla Hollman; Berg, Sören; Svedjeholm, Rolf; Strömberg, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.10.002

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“…After each session the nurse summarised the content of the discussions. The dialogue guides were developed by the above mentioned interdisciplinary team based on current literature and the results of a previous study (Agren, Frisman, 2009). …”

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“…The need of information and support for patients and their families during recovery at home are not always met and the needs of the principal carer (often the patient's spouse/partner) are frequently not addressed (Agren et al , 2009(Boyd KJ, 2004, Boyd et al , 2009, Mårtensson J, 2001). (Agren et al , 2009)When the families and the patients are well informed there is a basis for fruitful communication between them and the healthcare professionals, preparing them if complications occur (Ivarsson B, 2011).…”

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“…(Agren et al , 2009)When the families and the patients are well informed there is a basis for fruitful communication between them and the healthcare professionals, preparing them if complications occur (Ivarsson B, 2011).…”

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Psychoeducational support to post cardiac surgery heart failure patients and their partners—A randomised pilot study

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Objectives Postoperative heart failure is a serious complication that changes the lives of both the person who is critically ill and family in many ways.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of an intervention in postoperative heart failure patient-partner dyads regarding health, symptoms of depression and perceived control. Patients' perceived control improved significantly in the intervention group over time. ConclusionPsychoeducational support to post cardiac surgery heart failure dyads improved health in both patients and partners at short term follow-up and improved patients' perceived control at both short and long-term follow-up. Psychoeducational support appears to be a promising intervention but the results need to be confirmed in larger studies.3

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Psychoeducational support to post cardiac surgery heart failure patients and their partners—A randomised pilot study

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“…14 However, burdensome caregiving can cause impaired mental and physical health and even untimely death in partners or other caregivers. 15,16 Ågren et al 6 specifically addressed the needs and experiences of spouses of patients with complications of HF after cardiac surgery. The study revealed that in order to be able to cope with the stressful situation, spouses needed to feel acknowledged and involved as being an important person 6 .…”

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“…4 Patients and their partners are confronted with postoperative burden in terms of impaired emotional and functional well-being and as a result they often struggle with feelings of anxiety, depression and impaired quality of life. 5,6 Additionally, patients with PHF and their partners are confronted with a complex, often chronic treatment regimen, which is an unexpected result of their cardiac surgery.…”

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Caregiving tasks and caregiver burden; effects of an psycho-educational intervention in partners of patients with post-operative heart failure

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Sexual counselling for sexual problems in patients with cardiovascular disease

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Fridlund

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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Background Sexual problems are common among people with cardiovascular disease. Although clinical guidelines recommend sexual counselling for patients and their partners, there is little evidence on its effectiveness. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of sexual counselling interventions (in comparison to usual care) on sexuality-related outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease and their partners. Search methods We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and three other databases up to 2 March 2015 and two trials registers up to 3 February 2016. Selection criteria Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs, including individual and cluster RCTs. We included studies that compared any intervention to counsel adult cardiac patients about sexual problems with usual care. Data collection and analysis We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. Main results We included three trials with 381 participants. We were unable to pool the data from the included studies due to the differences in interventions used; therefore we synthesised the trial findings narratively. 1 Sexual counselling for sexual problems in patients with cardiovascular disease (Review)

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Addressing spouses' unique needs after cardiac surgery when recovery is complicated by heart failure

Cited by 25 publications

References 26 publications

Psychoeducational support to post cardiac surgery heart failure patients and their partners—A randomised pilot study

Psychoeducational support to post cardiac surgery heart failure patients and their partners—A randomised pilot study

Caregiving tasks and caregiver burden; effects of an psycho-educational intervention in partners of patients with post-operative heart failure

Sexual counselling for sexual problems in patients with cardiovascular disease

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