The Lived Experience of Persons with Life-Sustaining Cardiac Devices

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rozzano C. Locsin, ◽  
Sharon P. Tulloch, ◽  
Aric S. Campling, ◽  
Karen A. Kissel, ◽  
Marguerite J. Purnell, ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Cardiac Devices ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Implantable Cardiac Devices ◽  
Eventual Death ◽  
Generation Procedure

The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of persons with permanent implantable cardiac devices. Purposeful sampling was by snowball method. Seven participants met the selection criteria with only three completing the data generation procedure. Interviews were guided by semistructured questions, conducted via the telephone, and electronically recorded. Van Manen’s (1990) phenomenological approach was used to analyze the data. Four thematic categories were identified: Longing and Loneliness, Dependency with Technology, a New Life, and Fear and Anticipation of Death. The experience of persons with life-sustaining cardiac devices is described as “dependency on technology is often expressed as longing and loneliness in anticipation of a new life while fearing and anticipating eventual death.” Implications are discussed and explained.

scholarly journals Use of Photo Elicitation Within Phenomenology: Depicting Lived Experience of Older Learners in an AFU

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 565-565
Author(s):  
Andrea Zakrajsek
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Comprehensive University ◽  
Initial Interview ◽  
Older Learners

Abstract While the use of photographs is an emerging data generation method within phenomenology (Plunkett, Leipert & Ray, 2013; Shulze, 2007), research that incorporates photo elicitation to inform the understanding of the lived experience is limited. This presentation will describe the use of photo elicitation within a phenomenological approach to explore the lived experience of older learners in higher education. After an initial interview, six participants aged 50 years and older shared photographs that that they chose to depict experiences of being student at a regional comprehensive university in the Midwest. Photographs served as mode for participant reflection of their experiences and guided a second interview. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith et al., 2009) with photographs and verbatim transcripts ensued and resulting findings included: complicated sense of belonging and community development and access. Implications for use and analysis of photographs within qualitative research will be discussed.

scholarly journals Water on Fire: The Patients’ Lived Experience of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-498
Author(s):  
Nazila Javadi-Pashaki ◽  
Arsalan Salari ◽  
Abdolhosein Emami Sigaroudi
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
The People ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Cardiovascular Interventions

Background: The success of a coronary angioplasty in the treatment of myocardial infarction is affected by patients’ experiences. However, the experiences of the people with an emergency angioplasty have remained unknown. Objective: This study was conducted to explore the patients’ experiences of an emergency angioplasty. Method: This study was performed using the qualitative research method and interpretive phenomenological approach. Nine patients under emergency angioplasty were selected using purposeful sampling. A total of 11 deep and semistructured interviews were performed with the patients. The data were analyzed using van Manen method. Results: Five subthemes of “diagnosis shock,” “being in an emergency situation,” “trying to self-control,” “the need for reassuring care,” and “stability” formed the structure of the patients’ experiences under the main theme of “water on fire”. Water on fire was the participants’ main perception of the emergency angioplasty. Patient-centered interactions and meeting the care, supportive, and educational needs of the patients in the case of diagnosis shock lead to a pleasant experience of returning to life. Conclusion: The findings of this study may have implications for care of patients undergoing emergency cardiovascular interventions.

Automatic Remote Monitoring of Implantable Cardiac Devices in Clinical Practice – The Lumos-T Safely Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-up (TRUST) Trial

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Niraj Varma ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Remote Monitoring ◽  
Home Monitoring ◽  
Implantable Devices ◽  
Cardiac Device ◽  
Cardiac Devices ◽  
Enhance Patient Safety ◽  
Implantable Cardiac Devices ◽  
Post Implantation

The use of implantable electronic cardiac devices is increasing. Post-implantation follow-up is important for monitoring both device function and patient condition; however, clinical practice is inconsistent. For example, implantable cardioverter–defibrillator follow-up schedules vary from every three months to yearly according to facility and physician preference and the availability of resources. Importantly, no surveillance occurs between follow-up visits. By contrast, implantable devices with automatic remote monitoring capability provide a means for performing constant surveillance, with the ability to identify salient problems rapidly. The Lumos-T Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-up Study (TRUST) demonstrated that remote home monitoring reduced clinic burden and allowed early detection of patient and/or system problems, enabling efficient monitoring and an opportunity to enhance patient safety. The results of the trial have significant implications for the management of patients receiving all forms of implantable electronic cardiac device.

The Dance of Words

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
Lis Engel ◽  
Rikke Schou Jeppesen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
General Level ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Lived Body ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Movement Experience ◽  
Movement Theory

Abstract This article is about language and lived experiences and analysis of movement of dance within Physical Education studies in Denmark with a special focus on how the language of movement and dance can be related to lived body and movement experience. The issue of the challenges and possibilities of expressing movement experience and analysis in words is discussed at the general level and exemplified in the context of a dance educational event where the movement theory of Rudolf Laban is applied. A central question arising out of this example of working with language and lived experience of movement is: What influence does language have on our way of understanding and communicating a dance experience? The article proposes that a bodily anchored lived language – through an ethic-aesthetic phenomenological approach – may supplement, expand and broaden a given professional terminology in order to articulate, communicate and unfold the experiential dimensions of dance.

Perception of the lived experience of women with dyspareunia and vaginismus: qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Heydarian ◽  
Maryam Gholamzadehjefreh ◽  
Shahbazi Masoud
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Sexual Intimacy ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
The Family ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Inferiority Feeling

Aim: Dyspareunia and vaginismus are important issues in the lives of women with these disorders and have adverse, damaging consequences for the individual, the family, and the couple's intimacy. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the lived experience of women with dyspareunia and vaginismus. Methods: The method of this study was descriptive-phenomenological psychological in which nine female participants suffering from dyspareunia and vaginismus were selected through purposeful sampling and data collection was continued through semi-structured interviews until data saturation was reached. After collecting the data and transcribing them, the researcher used Giorgi’s five-step phenomenological data analysis method. Results: Analyzing data led to 12 contributing components of the lived experience of women with dyspareunia and vaginismus which included: lack of awareness, experiencing the physical symptoms of anxiety, fear, predicting pain, feeling of inadequacy and inferiority, feeling of shame, hatred of sex and of spouse, a feeling of suffering, feeling of anger, feeling of guilt, decreased emotional and sexual intimacy, and regret about marriage. Conclusion: The results of this study also enrich the previous research literature on the lived experience of dyspareunia and vaginismus. Also, the structure of the lived experience of dyspareunia and vaginismus derived from this study is widely used to develop and apply preventive and therapeutic programs for this condition and its consequences.

A CASE REPORT ON CUTIBACTERIUM ACNES- FROM COMMENSAL TO PATHOGEN

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-67
Author(s):  
R. Prabha ◽  
S. Pramodhini ◽  
Joshy M Esaow
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Virulence Factors ◽  
Propionibacterium Acnes ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Cardiac Devices ◽  
Alternate Explanation ◽  
Cutibacterium Acnes ◽  
Implantable Cardiac Devices ◽  
Slow Growing

Propionibacterium acnes (Cutibacterium acnes) is an anaerobic, gram-positive, slow growing bacteria. It can produce various virulence factors like bioactive exocellular products and metabolites. P.acnes blood isolates were considered signicant if two or more separate blood culture sets were positive on the same day and if systemic inammatory response syndrome (SIRS) was present without any alternate explanation. C.acnes if found in the blood of patients with implantable cardiac devices it should be considered as more than just a skin contaminant. These patients should be treated with appropriate therapies to prevent annihilatory consequences.

Nurses' knowledge and practice regarding implantable cardiac devices in Egypt

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahla Shaaban Ali ◽  
Warda Youssef ◽  
Abdo Mohamed ◽  
Ali Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Devices ◽  
Implantable Cardiac Devices ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Nurses Knowledge
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