Living With Atrial Fibrillation A Qualitative Study

In this qualitative descriptive study we describe the experience of living with recurrent symptomatic af from patients perspectives.

Living with atrial fibrillation a qualitative study.

Understanding patients experiences of living with af may provide a foundation for interventions to improve qol. Living with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation af is a public health burden associated with stroke cardiomyopathy and diminished quality of life qol. Au barnason susan a.

Seven women and 8 men recruited from a midwest medical center with a mean age of 59 8 sd 14 5. Buting to those findings. Au schumacher karen. Practice based pharmacists are in an ideal position to facilitate opportunistic af screening while increasing general practice capacity at a time of workforce crisis.

N2 background and research objective. We aimed to describe patients experiences of living with af. T2 a qualitative study. Atrial fibrillation also known as arrhythmia causes a rapid heartbeat.

Conclusions patients need to be provided with relevant individual training and counselling so that they lead more satisfactory lives. Atrial fibrillation af is a public health burden associated with stroke cardiomyopathy and diminished quality of life qol. Au mccabe pamela j. T1 living with atrial fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of heartbeat irregularity or arrhythmia. Awareness of epidemiological and clinical consequences of atrial fibrillation af has increased as have disease related costs. Patients living with atrial fibrillation suffer daily from the side effects of their condition and the treatments pertaining to it yet not much consideration is taken to help understand and alleviate this burden. Background atrial fibrillation af affects up to 10 of people aged 65 years yet a third of all cases remain undetected.

Mccabe pj 1 schumacher k barnason sa. Living with atrial fibrillation. 1 mayo clinic department of nursing 200 first st sw rochester mn 55905 usa. The study found that individuals with atrial fibrillation faced major limitations in their daily living activities and social lives due to the disease symptoms and warfarin use.

Less attention has been paid to patient related issues such as understanding how symptoms different therapies and lifestyle adjustments affect daily life. An estimated 2 3 million to 6 1 million people have afib in the u s according to the centers for disease. Ways to manage the heart condition to help you lead a normal life.