Do chronic heart failure symptoms interact with burden of treatment? Qualitative literature systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Explore the interaction between patient experienced symptoms and burden of treatment (BoT) theory in chronic heart failure (CHF). BoT explains how dynamic patient workload (self-care) and their capacity (elements influencing capability), impacts on patients' experience of illness.

Design

Review of qualitative research studies.

Data sources

CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus and Web of Science were searched between January 2007 and 2020.

Eligibility criteria

Journal articles in English, reporting qualitative studies on lived experience of CHF.

Results

35 articles identified related to the lived experience of 720 patients with CHF. Symptoms with physical and emotional characteristics were identified with breathlessness, weakness, despair a

SUBMITTER: Austin RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8327846 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature