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COPD patients’ experiences, self-reported needs, and needs-driven strategies to cope with self-management

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dc.contributor Háskólinn á Akureyri
dc.contributor University of Akureyri
dc.contributor Háskóli Íslands
dc.contributor University of Iceland
dc.contributor.advisor
dc.contributor.author Sigurgeirsdottir, Jonina
dc.contributor.author Halldorsdottir, Sigridur
dc.contributor.author Arnardóttir, Ragnheiður Harpa
dc.contributor.author Gudmundsson, Gunnar
dc.contributor.author Björnsson, Eythor
dc.date.accessioned 2019-08-16T15:36:29Z
dc.date.available 2019-08-16T15:36:29Z
dc.date.issued 2019-05-16
dc.identifier.citation Sigurgeirsdottir, J., Halldorsdottir, S., Arnardottir, R. H., Gudmundsson, G. og Bjornsson, E. H. (2019). COPD patients’ experiences, self-reported needs, and needs-driven strategies to cope with self-management. International Journal of COPD, 14, 1033-1043. doi:10.2147/COPD.S201068
dc.identifier.issn 1176-9106
dc.identifier.issn 1178-2005 (eISSN)
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1218
dc.description.abstract Background: COPD is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to explore patients’ experiences, self-reported needs, and needs-driven strategies to cope with self-management of COPD. Patients and methods: In this phenomenological study, 10 participants with mild to severe COPD were interviewed 1–2 times, until data saturation was reached. In total, 15 indepth interviews were conducted, recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Results: COPD negatively affected participants’ physical and psychosocial well-being, their family relationships, and social life. They described their experiences of COPD like fighting a war without weapons in an ever-shrinking world with a loss of freedom at most levels, always fearing possible breathlessness. Fourteen needs were identified and eight clusters of needs-driven strategies that participants used to cope with self-management of COPD. Coping with the reality of COPD, a life-threatening disease, meant coping with dyspnea, feelings of suffocation, indescribable smoking addiction, anxiety, and lack of knowledge about the disease. Reduced participation in family and social life meant loss of ability to perform usual and treasured activities. Having a positive mindset, accepting help and assuming healthy lifestyle was important, as well as receiving continuous professional health care services. The participants’ needs-driven strategies comprised conducting financial arrangements, maintaining hope, and fighting their smoking addiction, seeking knowledge about COPD, thinking differently, facing the broken chain of health care, and struggling with accepting support. Procrastination and avoidance were also evident. Finally, the study also found that participants experienced a perpetuating cycle of dyspnea, anxiety, and fear of breathlessness due to COPD which could lead to more severe dyspnea and even panic attacks. Conclusion: COPD negatively affects patients’ physical and psychosocial well-being, family relationships and, social life. Identifying patients’ self-reported needs and needsdriven strategies can enable clinicians to empower patients by educating them to improve their self-management. Keywords: COPD, patients’ needs, self-management, pulmonary rehabilitation, qualitative research
dc.description.sponsorship We are thankful to the Oddur Ólafsson Fund and the B-Section of the Scientific Fund of INA for their financial support.
dc.format.extent 1033-1043
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Dove Medical Press Ltd.
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease;14
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject Lung disease
dc.subject Rehabilitation
dc.subject Lungnasjúkdómar
dc.subject Endurhæfing
dc.title COPD patients’ experiences, self-reported needs, and needs-driven strategies to cope with self-management
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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dc.description.version Peer reviewed
dc.identifier.journal International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
dc.identifier.doi 10.2147/COPD.S201068
dc.contributor.department Hjúkrunarfræðideild (HA)
dc.contributor.department Faculty of Nursing (UA)
dc.contributor.department Læknadeild (HÍ)
dc.contributor.department Faculty of Medicine (UI)
dc.contributor.school Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HA)
dc.contributor.school School of Health Sciences (UA)
dc.contributor.school Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ)
dc.contributor.school School of Health Sciences (UI)


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