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The experience of informal caregivers caring for patients with chronic heart failure at home:a meta-syn-thesis of qualitative studies
FAN Wenhai, LIU Yue, LI Chunxia, YU Mingming
Chinese Journal of Nursing    2022, 57 (4): 424-430.   DOI: 10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2022.04.006
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Objective To systematically review and synthesize the experience of informal caregivers caring for patients with chronic heart failure at home. Methods 9 databases,including Web of science,PubMed,Embase,The Cochrane Library,EBSCO,PsyclNFO,Sinomed,CNKI and Wanfang Data,were searched from their inception to May 2021 for the qualitative studies on experience of informal caregivers caring for patients with chronic heart failure at home. The study quality was evaluated using the qualitative research quality evaluation criteria of the Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-based Health Care Center in Australia. The research results were summarized and integrated using the pooled integration method. Results A total of 15 articles were included and 38 complete findings were grouped into 10 categories according to their similarities. These 10 categories resulted in 3 synthesized findings:the change of the normal life(challenge,stress,and conflict),the lack of external support(knowledge,resources,and expectations),the gain of positive feelings(identification,benefits,growth). Conclusion Nurses should pay more attention to the burden,stress,as well as needs of heart failure caregivers,improve their caregiving competency,and give professional support and emotional support to them. By these ways,quality of life of patients with heart failure can be ultimately improved.

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