Key result
Self-management of cardiac pain in women relies on individualized intervention strategies that promote goal setting, action planning, management of physical/emotional responses, and social support.
Why the study?
What are the qualitative themes regarding self-management of cardiac pain and associated symptoms in women?
Systematic Review (n=769)
What are the qualitative themes regarding self-management of cardiac pain and associated symptoms in women?
Qualitative evidence highlights the need for individualized intervention strategies focusing on goal setting, emotional management, and social support for women managing cardiac pain.
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May guide tailored cardiac pain self-management in women; extends qualitative synthesis but leaves open need for prospective validation.
Symptom recognition and self-management is instrumental in reducing the number of deaths related to coronary artery disease (CAD) in women. The purpose of this study was to synthesize qualitative research evidence on the self-management of cardiac pain and associated symptoms in women. Seven databases were systematically searched, and the concepts of the Individual and Family Self-Management Theory were used as the framework for data extraction and analysis. Search strategies yielded 22,402 citations, from which 35 qualitative studies were included in a final meta-summary, comprising data from 769 participants, including 437 (57%) women. The available literature focused cardiac pain self-management from a binary sex and gender perspective. Ethnicity was indicated in 19 (54%) studies. Results support individualized intervention strategies that promote goal setting and action planning, management of physical and emotional responses, and social facilitation provided through social support.
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Bjørnnes et al. (2018) conducted a systematic review in Cardiac pain and coronary artery disease (n=769). Self-management strategies was evaluated on Self-management strategies and responses. Self-management of cardiac pain in women relies on individualized intervention strategies that promote goal setting, action planning, management of physical/emotional responses, and social support.
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