Key result
Physical activity for people with unexplained chest pain involves balancing between existential uncertainty and certainty, based on qualitative interviews with 15 individuals.
Why the study?
What is the meaning of physical activity for people with unexplained chest pain?
What is the meaning of physical activity for people with unexplained chest pain?
For patients with unexplained chest pain, physical activity involves balancing existential uncertainty and certainty, highlighting the need for a person-centered approach by health professionals.
Supports person-centered activity counseling in unexplained chest pain; leaves open quantitative validation before practice change.
Chest pain is one of the most common complaints in medical settings, but the majority of cases have no detectable cause. Physical activity is recommended, but is one of the major avoidance behaviors in patients with coronary heart disease. The article aims at achieving an understanding of the meaning of physical activity for people with unexplained chest pain. Fifteen people were interviewed using a phenomenological hermeneutic approach, with the results revealing four themes: "awareness of the influence of previous life experiences on the decision to be physically active," "unanswered questions related to physical activity and unexplained chest pain," "intertwinement of body and mind," and "physical activity as a source of personal growth." Comprehensive understanding was formulated as "Being physically active while living with unexplained chest pain means balancing between existential uncertainty and certainty." The results are discussed in relation to capability. It is suggested that health professionals adopt a person-centered approach.
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Røysland et al. (2015) studied Unexplained chest pain (n=15). Physical activity was evaluated on Meaning of physical activity. Physical activity for people with unexplained chest pain involves balancing between existential uncertainty and certainty, based on qualitative interviews with 15 individuals.
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