Surviving sudden loss: When life, death, and technology collide

Clements, Paul T.; Stenerson, Holly J.

doi:10.1016/j.jvn.2004.08.002

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“…Worry and loneliness are known to be linked to fear (Andersen et al ., 2008). The types of coping strategies of SCD patients have been covered by previous studies (Clements & Stenerson, 2004) and include discussions with one's partner, seeking additional information, and solving financial issues. The implementation of these coping strategies could be a mechanism for SCD survivors to regain control over their life in order to overcome the anxiety that is caused by their feeling of uncertainty about possible additional SCD episodes.…”

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Sudden cardiac death: the perspectives of Spanish survivors

Palacios‐Ceña¹,

Iglesias²,

Salvadores-Fuentes³

et al. 2011

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Sudden cardiac death is an episode of sudden death from cardiac causes in previously healthy patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the life experiences of patients who were resuscitated successfully following a sudden cardiac death. Purposeful sampling was used to recruit the nine participants through the snowball technique. Unstructured interviews were carried out until data saturation was reached. The Giorgi method of analysis, which seeks to reduce the participant's experience to minimal thematic units, common thematic groups, and essential themes in order to describe it, was used. Four essential themes were found: "facing fear"; "the search for meaning"; "feeling death up close and personal"; and "loneliness and estrangement". Nurses must integrate the lifestyle changes of patients who survive a cardiac death in order to provide adequate care following hospital discharge. Patients should undertake follow-up programs in order to receive counseling from health professionals. As a result, the creation of interdisciplinary support groups and the implementation of follow-up programs after hospital discharge are fundamental. Survivors' experiences can inform the development of nursing programs and hospital follow-up services that address the survival of cardiac death.

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Sudden cardiac death: the perspectives of Spanish survivors

Palacios‐Ceña¹,

Iglesias²,

Salvadores-Fuentes³

et al. 2011

Nursing & Health Sciences

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“…Encontramos 21 artigos, dos quais 18 (19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36) eram elegíveis. Cada artigo foi lido na íntegra e teve o instrumento de análise preenchido por um dos autores.…”

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The Coping Strategy and Its Use in Cardiology Nursing — An Integrative Literature Review

Carvalho

Rodrigues

2007

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RESUMOFoi objetivo de esse estudo identificar as evidências do emprego de coping em Enfermagem Cardiológica, por meio de revisão integrativa. A busca nas bases de dados LILACS, MEDLINE e CINAHL, empregando os termos coping, enfermagem e cardiologia, resultou em 18 artigos disponíveis. A maioria, de origem americana, foi divulgado nesta década. Avaliaram comportamentos de pacientes (4), familiares (1) e equipe (1), ou desenvolveram uma estratégia de coping (7) ou eram reflexão sobre o tema (5). As pesquisas (8) não propiciaram fortes evidências, mas favorecem conhecer a percepção da doença e das formas de lidar com ela por pacientes e familiares, os fatores estressantes para a equipe e modos de enfrentá-los; as intervenções propiciaram resultados positivos para elevar a qualidade de vida de pacientes e familiares, reduzindo o risco de mortalidade. Descritores: Adaptação Psicológica, Cuidados de Enfermagem, Cardiologia, Coping.ABSTRACTThis study aimed to identify evidence of using coping in Cardiology Nursing through an integrative literature review. The search in the databases LILACS, MEDLINE and CINAHL, using the terms coping, nursing and cardiology, resulted in 18 available articles. Most of them were of American origin and disseminated in the current decade. They assessed the behavior of patients (4), family members (1) and the team (1), or developed a coping strategy (7) or reflected on the theme (5). The studies (8) did not provide strong evidence, but favored knowledge about how patients and relatives perceived the disease and ways of dealing with it, stressing factors for the team and ways to face them; the interventions provided positive results to raise the quality of life of patients and relatives, reducing the risk of mortality.Descriptors: Psychological Adaptation, Nursing Care, Cardiology, Coping.RESUMENLa finalidad de ese estudió fue identificar las evidencias del uso de coping en Enfermería Cardiológica, mediante una revisión integradora. La búsqueda en las bases de datos LILACS, MEDLINE y CINAHL, utilizando los términos coping, enfermería y cardiología, resultó en 18 artículos disponibles. La mayoría, de origen americana, fue divulgado en esta década. Evaluaron comportamientos de pacientes (4), familiares (1) y equipo (1), o desarrollaron una estrategia de coping (7) o eran reflexión sobre el tema (5). Las investigaciones (8) no proporcionan fuertes evidencias, pero permiten conocer la percepción de la enfermedad y de las formas de relacionarse ella que tienen pacientes y familiares, los factores estresantes para el equipo y modos de enfrentarlos; las intervenciones propiciaron resultados positivos para elevar la calidad de vida de pacientes y familiares, reduciendo el riesgo de mortalidad. Descriptores: Adaptación Psicológica, Cuidados de Enfermería, Cardiología, Coping.

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“…Another task, and one that is just as important, is to care for and understand the cardiac patient's mental condition following an acute cardiac event (1,2). Admission to a CCU involves not only chest pain but also an existential crisis (1,3,4). Recovery can be facilitated by good nursing care (1,5), which requires knowledge and experience of reflecting, not only on cardiology but also on cardiovascular nursing (6).…”

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confidence: 99%