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July 1, 2013The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing52 citations

Patterns of Symptom Recognition, Interpretation, and Response in Heart Failure Patients

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Population

Heart failure patients

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Review

Authors

CLChristina LamSSSuzanne C. Smeltzer

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Overview

Emphasizes dyspnea-focused education in HF self-care; leaves open whether targeted interventions shorten delays in elderly patients.

Structured PICO

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Population
Heart failure patients
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Outcome
Self-reported patterns of symptom recognition and treatment-seeking behaviorspatient reported

This review highlights that symptom recognition, particularly for dyspnea, is often delayed in elderly and newly diagnosed heart failure patients, emphasizing the need for better self-care management education.

Limitations

  • Research is limited on symptom recognition and treatment-seeking behaviors
  • Research studies to date have largely been descriptive
  • No studies followed patients' ability to recognize and respond to symptoms prospectively in their home environment

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Lam et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a708ef6e71d69abee08afe2https://doi.org/10.1097/jcn.0b013e3182531cf7
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