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Coping with chronic cardiovascular disease in Iran: A qualitative study

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Abstract The effects of chronic cardiovascular disease can challenge the achievement of treatment goals and recovery outcomes. This study explores the ways in which patients cope with the effects of chronic cardiovascular disease, from the perspectives of patients, family caregivers, and health professionals. The qualitative study was conducted from May 2019 to September 2020 in Isfahan, Iran. Thirteen people with chronic cardiovascular disease, 6 family caregivers, and 16 healthcare professionals participated in semi‐structured individual interviews. Transcripts were analysed thematically. Findings suggest that people with chronic cardiovascular disease use a range of coping strategies, both positive and negative, to adjust to their conditions. The positive strategies include managing their health‐related symptoms, drawing on religious or spiritual beliefs, and accessing social and relational supports. Negative strategies can include over‐reliance on family members for support, leading to reduced activity and loss of independence. Understanding the nature of the strategies used by patients provides an important means by which health service providers can support patients to further develop positive coping strategies. This, in turn, will enable patients to achieve higher levels of wellbeing.

cardiovascular diseaseschronic diseasecopingfamily caregiversqualitative study

Mozhgan Kalantarzadeh、Mousa Alavi、Hojatollah Yousefi、Jahangir Maghsoudi、Catherine Hungerford、Michelle Cleary

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School of Nursing and Midwifery,Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Department of Mental Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery,Isfahan University of Medical

Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Adult Nursing, School of Nursing and

Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mental Health Nursing Department, School of Nursing and

School of Health,Federation University

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences,Central Queensland University

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2021

10.1111/nhs.12869

Nursing & health sciences.

Nursing & health sciences.

ISSN：1441-0745
年,卷(期)：2021.23(4)
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