Adults' experiences of living with pulmonary hypertension: a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pulmonary hypertension is a life-shortening disease that has a considerable impact on quality of life. Improving our understanding of how individuals are affected and cope with the disease will help to improve services and outcomes. This review synthesises the published qualitative research that has listened to adults discuss their experiences of living with the disease.

Design

A comprehensive systematic search of four databases was conducted in May 2020: Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library. Suitable studies were evaluated using the Critical Appraisal Skills programme. Findings from the studies were extracted and subjected to a thematic synthesis.

Results

Nineteen articles were identified reflecting the experiences of over 1900 individuals

SUBMITTER: Rawlings GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7722804 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature