Adversity of prolonged extreme cold exposure among adult clients diagnosed with coronary artery diseases: a primer for recommending community health nursing intervention

Abstract

AimThis research study explored the lived experiences of adults diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) when exposed to a prolonged period of extreme cold.DesignThis research study utilized descriptive qualitative research design.MethodsFace‐to‐face interview sessions with audio recording were conducted. There were 30 informants who participated in the study. Descriptive phenomenology with Colaizzi's method of data analysis was used.ResultsResults revealed three themes, namely: (i) elucidating cold exposure; (ii) challenges of cold exposure; and (iii) translating adverse exposure to self‐management. The results further revealed the significance of nursing health care especially to health promotion, disease prevention and health restoration especially in community setting.ConclusionIn conclusion, manifestations of CAD are triggered when exposed to a prolonged period of extremely low environmental temperature.

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“…Collaizi's distinctive process was used to provide rigorous data analysis [5,6]. The process included: (1) familiarizing with the interview transcript to grasp the general ideas of the participants; (2) identifying significant words and phrases from the participants' experiences through highlighting them as essential cues; (3) formulating meanings from the significant statements by repeatedly listening to the audio recording in part and as a whole while reading the transcript; (4) clustering the cues with the same meaning and coding them; (5) developing themes by elaborating on the exhaustive descriptions of the experiences of the ANP diploma trainees; (6) producing the fundamental structure of participants' experiences through condensing exhaustive descriptions and substantiating them with literature; and (7) seeking verification of the results of the analysis through presenting them to the participants.…”

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“…The included population ranged from middle-aged participants to the elderly. Four studies were cohort studies [14][15][16][17], one was a prospective cohort study [18], and one was a descriptive study [19]. Cold work environments among workers [18], cold spells [14], extreme cold [15], usual cold exposure [16], prolonged extreme cold [19], and cold periods [17] are reported cold events.…”

“…Four studies were cohort studies [14][15][16][17], one was a prospective cohort study [18], and one was a descriptive study [19]. Cold work environments among workers [18], cold spells [14], extreme cold [15], usual cold exposure [16], prolonged extreme cold [19], and cold periods [17] are reported cold events. Three studies included CAD patients [15,16,19], and one included patients following MI [16].…”

“…Cold work environments among workers [18], cold spells [14], extreme cold [15], usual cold exposure [16], prolonged extreme cold [19], and cold periods [17] are reported cold events. Three studies included CAD patients [15,16,19], and one included patients following MI [16]. Two studies reported that cold exposure among workers and the general population increases the risk of mortality rate due to MI [14,18].…”

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