Impact on a Person’s Daily Life During Episodes of Supraventricular Tachycardia

Abstract

Episodes of SVT entail a complex life situation as the person's entire existence is affected in daily life. To understand the impact of SVT on daily life, nurses and other health care professionals need increased knowledge and understanding to be able to provide support through relevant information and take optimal care measures.

Effects of brief mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural therapy on health-related quality of life and sense of coherence in atrial fibrillation patients

“…2 Those affected constantly need to find short-term and long-term strategies to prevent AF from reoccurring. 2,9 A high SOC provides patients with a better position from which to understand, confront and deal with problems, as in a cardiac context, leading to a better HRQoL. 10,11 SOC is a central concept consisting of the components comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness.…”

Women's Initial Experiences and up to a Year in Retrospect of Their Life Situation With a Confirmed Takotsubo Syndrome Diagnosis: A Single Case Study Literature Review

“…The processes in each dimension also impact each other, which makes it challenging to place a phenomenon in only one dimension (Sarvimäki & Stenbock-Hult, 1992). Accordingly, cardiac nurses who practice person-centered care also practice a holistic approach to the person's life, that is considering the person from all aspects or dimensions of life and their interaction (Bergtun et al, 2019; Nordblom et al, 2017). Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to describe women's initial experiences and up to a year in retrospect of their life situation with a confirmed TS diagnosis.…”

Health care centre and emergency department utilization by patients with episodes of tachycardia

“…Episodes of rapid heart rate with tachycardia-related signs and symptoms are a reason why people seek medical attention at health care centres (HCCs) or emergency departments (EDs) [1][2][3]. The episodes may affect patients' daily lives, as well as their need for medical assistance, generating consequences for individuals (repeated investigations/visits, social disadvantages, and economic costs) [4][5][6] and society (costs to the national economy and the consumption of health care resources) [5,7,8]. The severity of the episodes and the presence of signs and symptoms is highly variable, depending on the patient's heart rate, duration of tachycardia, underlying heart disease, and individual experience [1,9].…”

“…Episodes may be more frequent with longer durations over time and may exert a severe, negative effect on a patient's quality of life with an increased symptom burden [1,9]. Previous research has shown a negative effect on patients' daily lives [6,[14][15][16] and patient frustration due to repeated, time-consuming visits to health care services and increased utility of health care resources [3,6,14]. Patients have experienced not being taken seriously by physicians, with their signs and symptoms explained as stress or mental instability [4,6,14,15].…”