Explanatory Models of Heart Failure Etiology

Overview

Journal Dimens Crit Care Nurs

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2011 Dec 14

PMID 22156813

Citations 1

Authors

Angela P Clark

Graham J McDougall Jr

Glenda Joiner-Rogers

Sheri Innerarity

Carol Delville

Marty Meraviglia

Ashley Davila

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Abstract

Chronic health failure is a leading cause of hospital readmissions and is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. Explanatory models of illness can provide insight about how people with heart failure perceive their etiology of heart failure. Six themes were found in this descriptive, qualitative study to explore the perceived origin of heart failure in 50 participants. Forty percent of the people were unaware of why they had the diagnosis. Misconceptions and misinformation were common, including confusion about whether the symptoms themselves caused the disease.

Citing Articles

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