Heart failure: Its impact on women's lives

Research has shown women are affected by heart failure differently than men, having different risk factors for heart failure (HF), a higher increase in mortality per decade, and longer survival after diagnosis. Women have also been greatly under-represented in studies of HF. A search of the literature revealed only one (Swedish) study examining the overall impact of HF on women's conception of their own lives; This phenomenological study examined the changes in the lives since diagnosis of five women with Stage II HF. Four one-hour, semi-structured interviews were held with each. Colaizzi's steps were used to assess the verbatim transcripts of the interviews, drawing meanings from the participants' words. Four themes emerged: Acknowledging Losses in Their Lives, Accepting the Losses, Changing Their Lives, and Deepening Relationships.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

2001

Author dc:creator

• Rhodes, Diane L

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cheryl Bowles

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1340

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2339