Key result
Narrative inquiry of older South Asian immigrant women living with heart illness highlights the importance of giving patients a voice to provide insight into the human experience beyond hospitalization.
Patient stories provide valuable insights into the chronic trajectory of heart illness, highlighting the need for continuous person-centered care beyond acute hospitalization.
Patient narratives may guide person-centered chronic heart illness care; hypothesis-generating for diverse populations and should not yet change practice.
BACKGROUND: Patients' illness stories are valuable information that supports person-centred care across the illness trajectory. AIMS: To learn how older South Asian immigrant women experience living with heart illness long after discharge from hospital. METHOD: We used narrative inquiry, a personal experience method that explores and interprets lived and told stories through the three dimensions of experience. DESIGN: Four participants, over the age of sixty, living with heart illness for over ten years, were invited to engage in narrative interview and Narrative Reflective Process. OUTCOMES: Giving patients voice, allows caregivers insight into the human experience of illness beyond hospitalization. Considering the increased migration of people around the globe, this knowledge is significant in provision of person-centred care. IMPLICATIONS: Person-centred care does not end with the hospitalization and outpatient clinics. Inter-disciplinary teams need to reconsider the trajectory of chronic illnesses and the care required throughout, especially for marginalized populations.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Schwind et al. (2015) studied Heart illness (n=4). Living with chronic heart illness was evaluated on Patient experiences of living with heart illness. Narrative inquiry of older South Asian immigrant women living with heart illness highlights the importance of giving patients a voice to provide insight into the human experience beyond hospitalization.