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Depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure negatively affect family caregiver outcomes and quality of life
Conclusion: Family members caring for HF patients with depressive symptoms had significantly higher levels of caregiving burden and worse quality of life compared to those caring for patients without depressive symptoms. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - January 20, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Chung, M. L., Lennie, T. A., Mudd-Martin, G., Dunbar, S. B., Pressler, S. J., Moser, D. K. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) deactivation discussions: Reality versus recommendations
Conclusion: Patients were not adequately informed regarding device deactivation prior to implantation, nor when their health deteriorated. The experience of a shock potentially affects professional decision making regarding device deactivation. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - January 20, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Hill, L., McIlfatrick, S., Taylor, B. J., Dixon, L., Cole, B. R., Moser, D. K., Fitzsimons, D. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Understanding self care coping styles in patients with chronic heart failure: A systematic review
Conclusion: Emotion-focused coping with acceptance and disavowal, as well as problem-focused coping, may positively influence physical and psychological self care. Health care professionals should accept and allow patients to use emotion-focused coping, then help patients to use problem-focused coping skills. The influencing factors have important roles in individuals’ coping styles. There is a lack of experimental and qualitative research to determine how the influencing factors affect self care coping, since this review is primarily of revealed correlational studies. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - January 20, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Li, C.-C., Shun, S.-C. Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Magical thinking around end of life: An editorial on 'Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator deactivation discussions: Reality vs. recommendations
(Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - January 20, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: MacKenzie, M. A. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

Addressing the conundrum of multimorbidity in heart failure: Do we need a more strategic approach to improve health outcomes?
There is clear evidence across the globe that the clinical complexity of patients presenting to hospital with the syndrome of heart failure is increasing – not only in terms of the presence of concurrent disease states, but with additional socio-demographic risk factors that complicate treatment. Management strategies that treat heart failure as the main determinant of health outcomes ignores the multiple and complex issues that will inevitably erode the efficacy and efficiency of current heart failure management programmes. This complex problem (or conundrum) requires a different way of thinking around the complex i...
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - January 20, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Stewart, S., Riegel, B., Thompson, D. R. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

Exploring changes in functional status while waiting for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Conclusion: Older adults with life-limiting AS are vulnerable to changes in functional status. In the absence of TAVI wait-time benchmarks, findings may be used to facilitate individualized care and management strategies and inform health-care policy. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Forman, J. M., Currie, L. M., Lauck, S. B., Baumbusch, J. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Visualisation during ablation of atrial fibrillation - stimulating the patient's own resources: Patients' experiences in relation to pain and anxiety during an intervention of visualisation
Conclusion: Visualisation used during ablation of atrial fibrillation was reported as a positive experience with no serious inconvenience: It seemed that visualisation did not produce complete analgesia but the patients expressed that it provided some pain relief and supported their individual strategies in managing pain and anxiety. Our findings indicate that visualisation for acute pain during ablation of atrial fibrillation was associated not only with a decrease in experience of pain but also with high levels of treatment satisfaction and other non-pain-related benefits. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Norgaard, M. W., Pedersen, P. U., Bjerrum, M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Single-item measures for depression and anxiety: Validation of the Screening Tool for Psychological Distress in an inpatient cardiology setting
Conclusions: The STOP-D is a self-administered, self-report measure using two independent items that provide severity scores for depression and anxiety. The tool performs very well compared with other previously validated measures. Requiring no additional scoring and being free, STOP-D offers a simple and valid method for identifying hospitalized cardiac patients who are experiencing psychological distress. This crucial first step triggers initiation of appropriate monitoring and intervention, thus reducing the likelihood of the adverse cardiac outcomes associated with psychological distress. (Source: European Journal of C...
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Young, Q.-R., Nguyen, M., Roth, S., Broadberry, A., Mackay, M. H. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The Cardiac Self-Efficacy Scale, a useful tool with potential to evaluate person-centred care
Conclusion: The CSE Scale is a valid and reliable measure when evaluating self-efficacy in patients with ACS. It also seems to be a useful tool to promote person-centred care in clinical practice since it may offer useful guidance in the dialogue with the patient in the common creation of a personal health plan. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Fors, A., Ulin, K., Cliffordson, C., Ekman, I., Brink, E. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The importance of interactions between patients and healthcare professionals for heart failure self-care: A systematic review of qualitative research into patient perspectives
Conclusion: Interactions and relationships with clinicians play a substantial role in patients’ capacity for HF self-care. The way healthcare professionals interact with patients strongly influences patients’ understanding about their condition and self-care behaviors. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Currie, K., Strachan, P. H., Spaling, M., Harkness, K., Barber, D., Clark, A. M. Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Depressive symptoms are associated with obesity in adults with heart failure: An analysis of gender differences
Conclusion: BMI is related to depressive symptoms in adults with heart failure even after adjusting for demographic and medical covariates. Depressive symptoms were associated with BMI in males, whereas a trend was detected among females. These findings could ultimately be used to improve heart failure outcomes for depressed, obese individuals with heart failure. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Hawkins, M. A., Goldstein, C. M., Dolansky, M. A., Gunstad, J., Redle, J. D., Josephson, R., Hughes, J. W. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

A prospective cohort study investigating readmission, symptom attribution and psychological health within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Conclusion: One in six patients were readmitted due to potential ischaemic heart disease symptoms, with the largest proportion receiving an indeterminate readmission diagnosis. Elevated levels of anxiety at baseline were predictive of readmission with potential ischaemic heart disease symptoms at six months. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Iles-Smith, H., McGowan, L., Campbell, M., Mercer, C., Deaton, C. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Isolating the benefits of fluid restriction in patients with heart failure: A pilot study
Conclusions: These outcomes suggest that patients receiving the EBI drank slightly less fluid, experienced less typical HF symptoms, greater thirst distress and stable HRQOL. Moderate to large effect sizes for the measures used were observed, and outcomes suggest that a randomized trial of various levels of FR would not potentiate fluid congestion but should specifically address preservation of HRQOL and thirst symptoms. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Reilly, C. M., Higgins, M., Smith, A., Culler, S. D., Dunbar, S. B. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Trajectories of heart failure self-care management and changes in quality of life
Conclusions: There are unique and clinically-relevant trajectories of change in heart failure self-care management that are associated with differences in HRQOL. (Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Lee, C. S., Mudd, J. O., Hiatt, S. O., Gelow, J. M., Chien, C., Riegel, B. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Sexual information needs of Arab-Muslim patients with cardiac problems
In this study, concerns regarding counseling needs and sexual information pertaining to Jordanian patients with cardiac diseases are addressed. Non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive designs were employed, accompanied by a self-report questionnaire, as well as a structured interview using the Steinke Sexual Concerns and Sexual Activity questionnaires for cardiac patients. A convenient sample of Jordanian male and female patients with cardiac problems was recruited. Results revealed that only 11% of the participants with cardiac diseases reported receiving information regarding sexual life following cardiac-related ...
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Akhu-Zaheya, L. M., Masadeh, A. B. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research