Living With Atrial Fibrillation A Qualitative Study

Living with atrial fibrillation.

Living with atrial fibrillation a qualitative study.

Practice based pharmacists are in an ideal position to facilitate opportunistic af screening while increasing general practice capacity at a time of workforce crisis. 1 mayo clinic department of nursing 200 first st sw rochester mn 55905 usa. Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of heartbeat irregularity or arrhythmia. Awareness of epidemiological and clinical consequences of atrial fibrillation af has increased as have disease related costs.

An estimated 2 3 million to 6 1 million people have afib in the u s according to the centers for disease. Although surveys suggest that af impairs physical functioning and mental health little is known about patients experiences contributing to those findings. Au schumacher karen. Ways to manage the heart condition to help you lead a normal life.

Seven women and 8 men recruited from a midwest medical center with a mean age of 59 8 sd 14 5. The study found that individuals with atrial fibrillation faced major limitations in their daily living activities and social lives due to the disease symptoms and warfarin use. Background atrial fibrillation af affects up to 10 of people aged 65 years yet a third of all cases remain undetected. T1 living with atrial fibrillation.

In this qualitative descriptive study we describe the experience of living with recurrent symptomatic af from patients perspectives. Au barnason susan a. Atrial fibrillation af is a public health burden associated with stroke cardiomyopathy and diminished quality of life qol. We aimed to describe patients experiences of living with af.

Background and research objective. Mccabe pj 1 schumacher k barnason sa. T2 a qualitative study. Less attention has been paid to patient related issues such as understanding how symptoms different therapies and lifestyle adjustments affect daily life.

Buting to those findings. Aim to explore the perspectives of three stakeholder groups involved in the pharmacists detecting. Atrial fibrillation af is a public health burden associated with stroke cardiomyopathy and diminished quality of life qol. Atrial fibrillation also known as arrhythmia causes a rapid heartbeat.

Au mccabe pamela j. N2 background and research objective. Patients living with atrial fibrillation suffer daily from the side effects of their condition and the treatments pertaining to it yet not much consideration is taken to help understand and alleviate this burden.