TY - JOUR
T1 - Family interventions during the trajectory of recovery from cardiac event
T2 - An integrative literature review
AU - Van Horn, Elizabeth
AU - Fleury, Julie
AU - Moore, Shirley
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by NIH/NINR grant #T32 NR07091, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, and NIH/NINR grant #R29 NR04532-05 (principle investigator, Julie Fleury).
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The experience of a cardiac event is a source of stress for both patients and their family members that may be viewed as a family crisis. The trajectory of cardiovascular disease, including both the acute and recovery phases, involves continuous adjustment by patients and family members as they attempt to reconcile the impact of the event and adapt to the uncertainties associated with the chronicity of coronary heart disease. This article reviews empirical intervention research available to practitioners and researchers that may guide the use of family centered cardiovascular nursing interventions. Although a significant amount of research has been conducted in this area, conclusions regarding patient and family interventions are varied. Directions for future research focus on the need for family centered interventions that address the needs of patients with cardiovascular disease that are specific to phases in the trajectory of illness.
AB - The experience of a cardiac event is a source of stress for both patients and their family members that may be viewed as a family crisis. The trajectory of cardiovascular disease, including both the acute and recovery phases, involves continuous adjustment by patients and family members as they attempt to reconcile the impact of the event and adapt to the uncertainties associated with the chronicity of coronary heart disease. This article reviews empirical intervention research available to practitioners and researchers that may guide the use of family centered cardiovascular nursing interventions. Although a significant amount of research has been conducted in this area, conclusions regarding patient and family interventions are varied. Directions for future research focus on the need for family centered interventions that address the needs of patients with cardiovascular disease that are specific to phases in the trajectory of illness.
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U2 - 10.1067/mhl.2002.124342
DO - 10.1067/mhl.2002.124342
M3 - Article
C2 - 12011809
AN - SCOPUS:0036097899
SN - 0147-9563
VL - 31
SP - 186
EP - 198
JO - Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care
JF - Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care
IS - 3
ER -