PMID- 19737167
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100929
LR  - 20090909
IS  - 1751-7117 (Electronic)
IS  - 0889-7204 (Linking)
VI  - 24
IP  - 3
DP  - 2009 Sep
TI  - The lived experience of middle-aged women with New York Heart Association class 
      III heart failure: a pilot study.
PG  - 96-101
LID - 10.1111/j.1751-7117.2009.00042.x [doi]
AB  - Although heart failure (HF) is equally prevalent in men and women, women with HF 
      are more likely to report decreased quality of life and are more likely to die of 
      the disease compared with men. Moreover, HF has been studied less extensively in 
      women and no study has specifically addressed women with New York Heart 
      Association (NYHA) class III HF using a qualitative method. This pilot study 
      sought to gain insight into the lived experience of women with NYHA class III HF. 
      Using a phenomenological approach, interviews obtained from 4 middle-aged women 
      with NYHA class III HF were analyzed using the Giorgi method of data analysis. 
      Five themes emerged: (1) developing a new conception of self, (2) conceding 
      physical limitations, (3) enduring emotional heartache, (4) accepting support, 
      and (5) rejuvenating through rest. This study provides a beginning to our 
      understanding of the lived experience of women with NYHA class III HF. However, 
      further exploration is needed to increase our knowledge of HF in women, 
      particularly among diverse populations.
FAU - Allen, Jennifer Wayment
AU  - Allen JW
AD  - School on Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. jenall@umich.edu
FAU - Arslanian-Engoren, Cynthia
AU  - Arslanian-Engoren C
FAU - Lynch-Sauer, Judith
AU  - Lynch-Sauer J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Prog Cardiovasc Nurs
JT  - Progress in cardiovascular nursing
JID - 8704064
SB  - IM
MH  - Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Failure/*epidemiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - Social Support
MH  - *Stress, Psychological
MH  - United States/epidemiology
MH  - *Women's Health
EDAT- 2009/09/10 06:00
MHDA- 2010/09/30 06:00
CRDT- 2009/09/10 06:00
PHST- 2009/09/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/09/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [medline]
AID - PCV42 [pii]
AID - 10.1111/j.1751-7117.2009.00042.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. 2009 Sep;24(3):96-101. doi: 
      10.1111/j.1751-7117.2009.00042.x.