Dealing with Coronary Artery Disease in Early Encountering: A Qualitative Study

Mohammad  Mojalli; Hossein  Karimi Moonaghi; Shahla  Khosravan; Ali  Mohammadpure

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Dealing with Coronary Artery Disease in Early Encountering: A Qualitative Study

Author(s):

Mohammad Mojalli¹,

Hossein Karimi Moonaghi^2,*,

Shahla Khosravan³,

Ali Mohammadpure³

1Department of Postgraduate, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran

International Cardiovascular Research Journal:Vol. 8, issue 4; e11851

Published online:Dec 01, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 19, 2017

Accepted:Aug 26, 2014

How to Cite:Mohammad MojalliHossein Karimi MoonaghiShahla KhosravanAli MohammadpureDealing with Coronary Artery Disease in Early Encountering: A Qualitative Study.Int Cardiovasc Res J.8(4):e11851.

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is rising in industrial and developing countries. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common cardiovascular disease. Thus, understanding the signs and risk factors of CAD from the patients’ perspective and their ways of dealing with this disease is of vital importance.

Objectives: This qualitative study aimed to explore the Iranian patients’ viewpoints about CAD and how they dealt with it in their first encounter.

Patients and Methods: This study was a qualitative content analysis conducted on 18 patients with CAD. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Initially, purposeful sampling was performed followed by maximum variety. Sampling continued until data saturation. Then, all the interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. After all, the data were analyzed by constant comparative analysis using MAXQUDA2010 software.

Results: The themes manifested in this study included “invasion of disease” with subthemes of “warning signs” and “risk factors” and “confrontation strategies” with subthemes of “seeking for information”, “follow-up”, and “control measures”.

Conclusions:: The results of this study described the patients’ perceptions of CAD and how they dealt with this disorder in early encountering. Based on the results, physicians and nurses should focus on empowerment of patients by facilitating this process as well as by educating them with regards to dealing with CAD.

Keywords

Patients

Coronary Artery Disease

Qualitative Research

Iran

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