The Postmodern Heart: A Discourse Analysis of a booklet on pacemaker implantation

Anderson, Carole; McAllister, Margaret; Moyle, Wendy

doi:10.1016/s1322-7696(08)60040-2

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“…In spite of the research on positive experiences of rural cardiac surgery patients' participation in cardiac rehabilitation, our study brought to light how learning what one needs to know about recovery can be discouraging. This finding is congruent with Anderson, McAllister, and Moyle's (2002) discourse analysis of a pacemaker implantation booklet, which conveyed preferred meanings of surgical outcomes such as health and happiness, when in fact such discourse can be misleading through omission of important information about the unanticipated and unpleasant realities of recovery. Our findings indicate that some cardiac surgery patients feel ill-informed about the psychosocial impact of lifestyle changes following cardiac surgery.…”

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confidence: 66%

Learning What I Need to Know: Experiences of Rural Cardiac Surgery Patients

Scheckel

Hedrick-Erickson

Stieve³

2020

OJRNHC

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Purpose: This hermeneutic study expands understandings of rural cardiac surgery patients' experiences of their learning needs following cardiac surgery to inform the provision of patient education for this population. Sample:Eighteen rural residents provided accounts about their experiences.Findings: An interpretation as analysis approach revealed three themes: a) Learning: Family History Informing Preventive Care; b) Learning: The Notebook, Blue's Clues, and Explanations; and c) Learning: Lifestyle Changes and Confronting Mortality. Conclusions:The first theme demonstrates needs to ensure patients from rural settings understand that preventing cardiovascular disease is not limited to family members' experiences with secondary and tertiary prevention. The second theme underscores the importance of providing patient education materials that are readable and useable, and considers existential learning needs.The last theme highlights the importance of patients understanding how lifestyle changes involve

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 66%