Couples coping with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review.

Trump, Lisa; Mendenhall, Tai J.

doi:10.1037/fsh0000232

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“…Although it is unnecessary to distinguish good coping from bad coping (Lazarus ), the accessibility of coping resources shape the ways that patients manage their chronic conditions, then possibly affect their health outcomes (Löffler et al . ; Trump & Mendenhall ; Yorgason et al . ).…”

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Patients’ experiences of coping with multiple chronic conditions: A meta‐ethnography of qualitative work

Cheng

Inder

Chan

2018

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) pose a major and growing burden on the individuals' health. The ways in which people cope with their stresses related to their chronic conditions are significant to their health outcomes. This review sought to understand lived experiences of coping with MCCs by a meta-ethnography of qualitative studies. Twenty-six studies were identified in four electronic databases including PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, and CINAHL that were searched from 1966 to 2017. A seven-step analytic method was used after a quality evaluation based on Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument (JBI-QARI). The findings illustrated that experiences of coping with MCCs were interacted with (i) appraisals of MCCs, (ii) strategies to maintain a normal life, (iii) strategies to keep the spirits up, and (iv) coping in the social context. To sum up, this review provided a collection of narratives on coping with MCCs. The findings would help to recognize the high complexity experienced by these patients, also potentially offered a foundation for the design of a feasible intervention to more optimally highlight the demands of managing MCCs.

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Patients’ experiences of coping with multiple chronic conditions: A meta‐ethnography of qualitative work

Cheng

Inder

Chan

2018

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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“…In other words, disability is an interpersonal experience in close relationships. This has repeatedly been found in other chronic health conditions such as cancer (Hagedoorn et al, 2008), diabetes (Lister et al, 2013), and cardiovascular disease (Trump and Mendenhall, 2017). The review also indicated that dyadic challenges were largely comparable across health impairments.…”

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confidence: 54%

Disability as an Interpersonal Experience: A Systematic Review on Dyadic Challenges and Dyadic Coping When One Partner Has a Chronic Physical or Sensory Impairment

2021

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Chronically disabling health impairments affect an increasing number of people worldwide. In close relationships, disability is an interpersonal experience. Psychological distress is thus common in patients as well as their spouses. Dyadic coping can alleviate stress and promote adjustment in couples who face disabling health impairments. Much research has focused on dyadic coping with cancer. However, other health problems such as physical and sensory impairments are also common and may strongly impact couple relationships. In order to promote couples' optimal adjustment to impaired health, the identification of disability-related relationship challenges is required. Furthermore, ways in which dyadic coping with these challenges may benefit couples could inform researchers and practitioners how to support couples in coping with health impairments. Accordingly, the aims of this study were to systematically review dyadic challenges and dyadic coping when one partner has a chronically disabling physical or sensory impairment. Out of 873 articles identified through database searches, 36 studies met inclusion criteria. The disability-related dyadic challenges identified in the review were changed roles and responsibilities within the couple, altered communication, compromised sexual intimacy, and reduced social participation. These challenges were reported to burden both partners and the couple relationship. Dyadic adjustment benefitted from a we-perspective, i.e., when couples viewed the disability as a shared challenge and engaged in conjoint dyadic coping. The results suggest that patient/care recipient and partner/caregiver roles should be de-emphasized and that disability should be recognized as an interpersonal experience.

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“…According to the findings, young patients (≤40 years old) may be more at risk of isolation after the implant of an ICD (Dubin et al, 1996 ; Sears et al, 2009 ; Larimer et al, 2016 ). This leads us to underline the importance of developing research among patients and their relatives, especially couples, to improve their emotional and physical outcomes (Sher et al, 2014 ; Varela Montero and Barrón López de Roda, 2016 ; Lyons et al, 2017 ; Trump and Mendenhall, 2017 ).…”

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“…Future studies should also include a focus on post-traumatic stress disorder as, despite the vast literature pointing out its prevalence among cardiac patients (Vilchinsky et al, 2017 ), it was not addressed in the included studies. Research could also include caregivers as they were found to be impacted by the disease (Trump and Mendenhall, 2017 ); thus, they may influence both the well-being and the adherence of patients (Sher et al, 2014 ; Varela Montero and Barrón López de Roda, 2016 ; Lyons et al, 2017 ).…”

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What Do We Know About Young Adult Cardiac Patients' Experience? A Systematic Review

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Background: Studies interested in patients coping with a cardiac illness usually focus on children, teenagers, and adults above the age of 55. Apart from the field of congenital heart diseases, there is a general lack of literature regarding young adult cardiac patients (18-55 years old) who seem to cope with psychosocial issues. Therefore, the objective of this paper was to gather all the research carried out concerning the psychological experiences of young adult cardiac patients. Methods and Results: A comprehensive, systematic review was conducted on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method studies in PsycINFO, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library databases. Out of the 10,747 articles found, 32 were included. While we aimed to include many cardiac diseases, coronary patients dominated the data. Five main themes emerged: emotional states (depression, anxiety, emotional distress, and stress), quality of life (health-related quality of life, physical functioning, and sexuality), adjusting to the medical environment (coping with the disease, health behavior change, financial barriers, and interactions with medical professionals), social life (social support and work), and identity (parenthood, new challenges, and new meanings). The results highlighted that their levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life were sometimes worse than in the general population and than in older and younger patients coping with a cardiac illness. Social isolation, identity changes, work, and parenthood were the specific challenges that this population had to face. Furthermore, young adult cardiac patients showed worse health behavior profiles than the general population and felt that they lacked information from professionals, especially regarding sexuality. Compared to men, women had worse psychosocial outcomes, especially regarding depression, stress, emotional distress, and quality of life. Conclusions: Young adult cardiac patients are to be considered with their own identity and challenges. They may be in need of specific interventions, some dedicated to women, and better communication is necessary with their families and professional caregivers so as to improve the patient's mental health, quality of life, coping skills, and adherence.

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Couples coping with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review.

Cited by 20 publications

References 45 publications

Patients’ experiences of coping with multiple chronic conditions: A meta‐ethnography of qualitative work

Patients’ experiences of coping with multiple chronic conditions: A meta‐ethnography of qualitative work

Disability as an Interpersonal Experience: A Systematic Review on Dyadic Challenges and Dyadic Coping When One Partner Has a Chronic Physical or Sensory Impairment

What Do We Know About Young Adult Cardiac Patients' Experience? A Systematic Review

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