August 10, 2004European Journal of Cardiovascular NursingOpen Access

Partners of ICD Patients—An Exploratory Study of Their Experiences

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Population

8 partners cohabiting with a recipient of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) in Europe

Follow-up

up to 20 months

Authors

JAJohn AlbarranUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center JTJenny TagneyUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust JJJayne JamesUniversity of the West of England

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

May inform partner-inclusive ICD counseling; leaves open prospective trials before practice change.

Structured PICO

Population

8 partners cohabiting with a recipient of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) in Europe

Intervention

Semistructured interviews

Outcome

Nature of partner's experiences from the pre-ICD implantation phase up until a maximum of 20 months at homepatient reported

Partners of ICD recipients go through adaptive stages to support the patient, suggesting that healthcare providers should include them in decision-making and provide relevant information to empower them.

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Albarran et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10fb3ecfa01e990d9ff303 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2004.06.008

Topics

Cardiac device therapy

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Partners of ICD Patients—An Exploratory Study of Their Experiences

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Topics

Partners of ICD Patients—An Exploratory Study of Their Experiences

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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