Reasons for attending and not attending a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their carers
There is evidence to suggest that people who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator and their caregivers experience psychological distress. This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences, concerns and needs of recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their careg...
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2004
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| author | Williams, Anne Young, J. Nikoletti, S. McRae, S. |
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| description | There is evidence to suggest that people who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator and their caregivers experience psychological distress. This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences, concerns and needs of recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their caregivers who attended or did not attend a support group organized by a public hospital located in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Eleven recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their caregivers participated in this study. Among those who attended the support group, four major themes were identified: providing information, connecting with others, helping others and attendance. Explanations for non-attendance included difficulties attending because of the location, not wanting to be reminded about the implantable cardioverter defibrillator, and a perception, among younger recipients, that the support group was comprised of mainly older recipients with whom they had little in common. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-132742017-09-13T16:06:42Z Reasons for attending and not attending a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their carers Williams, Anne Young, J. Nikoletti, S. McRae, S. There is evidence to suggest that people who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator and their caregivers experience psychological distress. This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences, concerns and needs of recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their caregivers who attended or did not attend a support group organized by a public hospital located in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Eleven recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their caregivers participated in this study. Among those who attended the support group, four major themes were identified: providing information, connecting with others, helping others and attendance. Explanations for non-attendance included difficulties attending because of the location, not wanting to be reminded about the implantable cardioverter defibrillator, and a perception, among younger recipients, that the support group was comprised of mainly older recipients with whom they had little in common. 2004 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13274 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2004.00468.x John Wiley and Sons restricted |
| spellingShingle | Williams, Anne Young, J. Nikoletti, S. McRae, S. Reasons for attending and not attending a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their carers |
| title | Reasons for attending and not attending a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their carers |
| title_full | Reasons for attending and not attending a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their carers |
| title_fullStr | Reasons for attending and not attending a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their carers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reasons for attending and not attending a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their carers |
| title_short | Reasons for attending and not attending a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their carers |
| title_sort | reasons for attending and not attending a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their carers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13274 |