PMID- 15460834
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20041108
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0843-6096 (Print)
VI  - 14
IP  - 3
DP  - 2004
TI  - What is the experience of men and women with congestive heart failure?
PG  - 9-20
AB  - Congestive heart failure (CHF) is increasing in incidence and prevalence in both 
      men and women in Canada. Research findings to date have been inconsistent with 
      respect to whether gender differences influence quality of life, treatment and 
      survival. There is a paucity of qualitative research describing the experience of 
      patients with CHF This qualitative case study approach used semistructured 
      interviews with women and men with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class three 
      or four CHF who were referred to a CHF clinic. In addition to quality of life 
      measures, data related to medical history, medical management and NYHA scores 
      were collected to offer a thorough description of these clients' experiences. 
      Three hypotheses were generated from 13 themes that emerged. First, the 
      psychosocial impact of CHF outweighs the physical impact. Second, sex differences 
      exist in relation to living with CHF with men being more accepting of CHF and 
      more likely to experience social isolation and loss than women, while women are 
      more likely to describe fear. Third, the experience of CHF is influenced by age 
      with physical experiences and depression mentioned more frequently in younger age 
      groups. Findings from this study have generated nursing implications and 
      recommendations for further research.
FAU - Costello, Jo-Anne
AU  - Costello JA
AD  - Cardiology Program, St Mary's Hospital, Kitchener Waterloo. 
      jcostello@stmaryshosp.on.ca
FAU - Boblin, Sheryl
AU  - Boblin S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Canada
TA  - Can J Cardiovasc Nurs
JT  - Canadian journal of cardiovascular nursing = Journal canadien en soins infirmiers 
      cardio-vasculaires
JID - 8913645
MH  - Activities of Daily Living
MH  - *Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adult
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - *Attitude to Health
MH  - Cost of Illness
MH  - Female
MH  - Grief
MH  - Heart Failure/*psychology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Men/education/*psychology
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nursing Methodology Research
MH  - Ontario
MH  - Qualitative Research
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Social Isolation
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Women/education/*psychology
EDAT- 2004/10/06 09:00
MHDA- 2004/11/09 09:00
CRDT- 2004/10/06 09:00
PHST- 2004/10/06 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/11/09 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/10/06 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Can J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2004;14(3):9-20.