Couples' thoughts about and expectations of their future life after the patient's hospital discharge following acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 23-24, 2010, Pages 3485-3493

  Eriksson, Monica ^a   Asplund, Kenneth ^b   Svedlund, Marianne ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Couple; Future plans; Nursing; Qualitative content analysis; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SPOUSES;

EID: 78649601856     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03292.x     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Al-Hassan M & Sagr L (2002) Stress and stressors of myocardial infarction patients in the early period after discharge. Journal of Advanced Nursing 40, 181-188.
2. Astedt-Kurki P, Paavilainen E & Lethi K (2001) Methodological issues in interviewing families in family nursing research. Journal of Advanced Nursing 35, 288-293.
3. Birgersson AMB & Edberg A-K (2004) Being in the light or being in the shade: persons with Parkinson's disease and their partners' experiences of support. International Journal of Nursing Studies 41, 621-630.
4. Cox MJ & Paley B (1997) Families as systems. Annual Review of Psychology 48, 243-267.
5. Coyne JC & Smith DA (1994) Couples coping with a myocardial infarction: contextual perspective on patient self-efficacy. Journal of Family Psychology 8, 43-54.
6. Daly J, Jackson D, Davidson PM, Wade V, Chin C & Brimelow V (1998) The experiences of female spouses of survivors of acute myocardial infarction: a pilot study of Lebanese-born women in south-western Sidney, Australia. Journal of Advanced Nursing 28, 1199-1206.
7. Eggenberger SA & Nelms TP (2007) Being family: the family experience when an adult member is hospitalized with a critical illness. Journal of Clinical Nursing 16, 1618-1628.
8. Eldredge D (2004) Helping at the bedside: spouses' preferences for helping critically ill patients. Research in Nursing and Health 27, 307-321.
9. Eriksson M & Svedlund M (2006) 'The intruder': spouses' narratives about life with a chronically ill partner. Journal of Clinical Nursing 15, 324-333.
10. Eriksson M, Asplund K & Svedlund M (2009) Patients' and their partners' experiences of returning home after hospital discharge following acute myocardial infarction. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 8, 267-273.
11. Figueiras MJ & Weinman J (2003) Do similar patient and spouse perceptions of myocardial infarction predict recovery? Psychology and Health 18, 201-216.
12. Fleury J & Moore SM (1999) Family- centered care after acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 13, 73-82.
13. Graneheim HU & Lundman B (2004) Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness. Nurse Education Today 24, 105-112.
14. Hertz R (1995) Separate but simultaneous interviewing of husband and wives: making sense of their stories. Qualitative Inquiry 1, 429-451.
15. Hilding C, Fridlund B & Lidell E (2007) Women' s experiences of recovery after myocardial infarction: a meta-synthesis. Heart and Lung 36, 410-417.
16. Van Horn E, Fleury J & Moore S (2002) Family interventions during the trajectory of recovery from cardiac event: an integrative literature review. Heart and Lung 31, 186-198.
17. Jensen BO & Petersson K (2003) The illness experiences of patients after a first myocardial infarction. Patient Education and Counseling 51, 123-131.
18. Johansson I, Swahn E & Strömberg A (2007) Manageability, vulnerability and interaction: A qualitative analysis of acute myocardial infarction patients' conceptions of the event. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 6, 184-191.
19. Jones ID, Karapiperis V, Bowman L, Duggan H, Jones D, Johnson M & Barrow S (2006) Does formal psychoeducational support influence anxiety and depression levels in cardiac patients and their relatives? Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 26, 172-175.
20. King KB, Rowe MA, Kimble LP & Zerwic JJ (1998) Optimism, coping and long-term recovery from coronary artery surgery in women. Research in Nursing and Health 21, 15-26.
21. Kristofferzon M-L, Löfmark R & Carlsson M (2007) Striving for balance in daily life: experiences of Swedish women and men shortly after a myocardial infarction. Journal of Clinical Nursing 16, 391-401.
22. Kristofferzon M-L, Löfmark R & Carlsson M (2008) Managing consequences and finding hope - experiences of Swedish women and men 4-6 months after myocardial infarction. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science 22, 367-375.
23. Lidell E, Fridlund B & Segesten K (1998) Vulnerability factors from a pre- and post- myocardial infarction perspective: a qualitative analysis. Coronary Health Care 2, 72-80.
24. Lincoln YS & Guba EG (1985) Naturalistic Inquiry. Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA.
25. Lukkarinen H & Kyngäs H (2003) Experiences of the onset of coronary artery disease in a spouse. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2, 189-194.
26. Mahrer-Imhof R, Hoffman A & Froelicher ES (2007) Impact of cardiac disease on couple's relationship. Journal of Advanced Nursing 57, 513-521.
27. Morse JM (2000) Determining sample size. Qualitative Health Research 10, 3-5.
28. Norekvål TM, Moons P, Hanestad BR, Nordrehaug JE, Wentzel- Laresen T & Fridlund B (2008) The other side of the coin: perceived positive effects of illness in women following acute myocardial infarction. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 7, 80-87.
29. Nunkoosing K (2005) The problems with interviews. Qualitative Health Research 15, 698-706.
30. O'Farrell P, Murray J & Hotz S (2000) Psychological distress among spouses of patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation. Heart and Lung 29, 97-104.
31. Patterson JM (1989) Illness beliefs as a factor in patient-spouse adaptation to treatment for coronary artery disease. Family Systems Medicine 7, 428-442.
32. Patterson JM (2002) Understanding family resilience. Journal of Clinical Psychology 58, 233-246.
33. Patton MQ (2002) Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, 3rd edn. SAGE Publication, London.
34. Polit DF & Beck CT (2008) Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 8th edn. Lippincott Williams& Wilkins, Philadelphia.
35. Rolland JS (1994) Families, Illness and Disability: An Integrative Treatment Model. BasicBooks, New York.
36. Scheier MF & Carver CS (1985) Optimism, coping and health: assessment and implications of generalized outcome expectancies. Health Psychology 4, 219-247.
37. Shenton AK (2004) Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects. Education for Information 22, 63-75.
38. Sjöström-Strand A & Fridlund B (2007) Stress in womens's daily life before and after a myocardial infarction: a qualitative analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science 21, 10-17.
39. Stewart M, Davidson K, Meade D, Hirth D & Makrides L (2000) Myocardial infarction: survivors' and spouses' stress, coping and support. Journal of Advanced Nursing 31, 1351-1360.
40. Strandberg G, Åström G & Norberg A (2002) Struggling to be/show oneself valuable and worthy to get care. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science 16, 43-51.
41. Svedlund M & Axelsson I (2000) Acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged women: narrations from the patient and their partner during rehabilitation. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 16, 256-265.
42. Svedlund M & Danielson E (2004) Myocardial infarction: narrations by afflicted women and their partners of lived experiences in daily living following an acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Clinical Nursing 13, 438-446.
43. Svedlund M, Danielson E & Norberg A (1999) Men's experiences during the acute phase of their partner's myocardial infarction. Nursing in Critical Care 4, 74-80.
44. Tapp DM (2000) Strengthening family research in cardiovascular nursing. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 11, 19-24.
45. Thompson DR & Meddis R (1990) Wives' responses to counseling early after myocardial infarction. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 34, 249-258.
46. Thompson DR, Ersser D & Webster R (1995) The experiences of patients and their partners 1 month after a heart attack. Journal of Advanced Nursing 22, 707-714.
47. Turk DC (2000) Forword. In The Psychology of Couples and Illness: Theory, Research & Practice (Schmaling KB & Goldman Sher T eds). American Psychological Association, Washington, pp. xi-xiv.
48. Wright LM, Watson WL & Bell JM (1996) Beliefs: The Heart of Healing in Families and Illness. Basic Books, New York.