Patients living with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator used a mixture of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies, with an optimistic style facilitating coping best.
Observational (n=20)
What are the stressors and coping strategies used by patients living with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator?
Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators utilize a mix of problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies, with optimism being the most effective approach.
This study investigated the stressors of and coping strategies used by patients living with the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. A descriptive study of stress perceptions and coping strategies was conducted with quantitative and qualitative methods. The Lazarus stress and coping paradigm was used as a theoretic framework. Interviews of 20 subjects revealed a mixture of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies in the physical, psychologic, and social areas. The optimistic coping style facilitated coping best. Nursing implications include fostering the use of mixed coping strategies, including optimism, in living with this device.
Kuiper et al. (Mon,) conducted a observational in Living with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (n=20). Living with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator was evaluated on Stressors and coping strategies. Patients living with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator used a mixture of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies, with an optimistic style facilitating coping best.
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