Living at the boundary between life and death: A qualitative study of how patients' lives are impacted by the implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Sert M., Turan Kavradım S., Canli Ozer Z.

JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, vol.77, no.2, pp.934-947, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/jan.14650
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Page Numbers: pp.934-947
  • Keywords: death, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, nursing, physical impact, social impact, emotional impact, nursing, shock, qualitative research, OF-LIFE, EXPERIENCES, ICD, REPLACEMENT, ARRHYTHMIAS, ANXIETY, SOCIETY, FOCUS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aims To examine the effect on patients' lives of implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation and their experiences of worry about death.