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ผู้วิจัย/Authors: ชลิดา ปลาเงิน

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: The experiences of chest pain in coronary artery disease patients.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of Nursing Science. Vol. 25, No. 2, May-August 2007, page 35 - 36.

รายละเอียด / Details:

The incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) remains significant in such developing countries as Thailand. High technologies in the treatment for CAD have been tremendously developed such as medical treatment, cardiac revascularization, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The clinical syndrome associated with CAD is chest pain or angina pectoris resulting from myocardial ischemia or inadequate blood supply to the myocardium. The CAD patients who have angina characterized by discomfort in the chest, jaw, shoulder, back, or arm. Acute coronary syndromes of angina may lead to sudden cardiac shock and death. The CAD patients usually suffer from there symptoms and severity of this coronary event. They may change their lifestyle, carrier, salaries, and family lives. They face with severe emotional stress, such as anger. Their experiences of having chest pain need to be interested and understood in order to provide the effective nursing care for Thai patients who had chest pain problem. The aim of this qualitative research study was to explain the experiences of Thai coronary artery disease patients while having chest pain. The participants were 20 CAD patients who had chest pain experiences and were admitted into a cardiac ward at Siriraj hospital to received cardiac catheterization. The instruments included Deep Interview Guideline and Tape recorder. Leininger’s (1991) Phase of Analysis for qualitative data guided the data analysis. Four themes emerged from the data: 1) Emotional changes; 2) Symptom management; 3) Healthy behaviors; and 4) Family as significance for care and support were identified. Results from this study provide the basis from which culturally responsive and effective nursing care for Thai CAD patients having chest pain and their families. Future research for nursing interventions and practices related to CAD patients can be developed.

Keywords: experiences, chest, pain, coronary, artery, disease, patients

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2007

Address: ทุนสนับสนุนการวิจัยสมเด็จพระศรีพัชรินทราบรมราชินินาถ เพื่อพัฒนาการพยาบาล ร.พ.ศิริราช

Code: 201000012

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-8885

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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