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| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Qualitative Health Research |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 21 Oct 2019 |
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Patients’ experiences of cardiovascular health education and risk communication : a qualitative synthesis. / Mentrup, Stefanie; Harris, Emma; Gomersall, Timothy; Köpke, Sascha; Astin, Felicity.
In: Qualitative Health Research, 21.10.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Patients’ experiences of cardiovascular health education and risk communication
T2 - a qualitative synthesis
AU - Mentrup, Stefanie
AU - Harris, Emma
AU - Gomersall, Timothy
AU - Köpke, Sascha
AU - Astin, Felicity
PY - 2019/10/21
Y1 - 2019/10/21
N2 - Coronary heart disease (CHD) has no cure and patients with myocardial infarction are at high risk for further cardiac events. Health education is a key driver for patients’ understanding and motivation for lifestyle change, but little is known about patients’ experience of such education. In this review, we aimed to explore how patients with CHD experience health education and in particular risk communication. A total of 2221 articles were identified through a systematic search in five databases. 40 articles were included and synthesized by using thematic analysis. Findings show that both ‘what’ was communicated, and ‘the way’ it was communicated, had the potential to influence patients’ engagement with lifestyle changes. Communication about the potential of lifestyle change to reduce future risk were largely missing causing uncertainty, anxiety and for some disengagement with lifestyle change. Recommendations for ways to improve health education and risk communication are discussed to inform international practice.
AB - Coronary heart disease (CHD) has no cure and patients with myocardial infarction are at high risk for further cardiac events. Health education is a key driver for patients’ understanding and motivation for lifestyle change, but little is known about patients’ experience of such education. In this review, we aimed to explore how patients with CHD experience health education and in particular risk communication. A total of 2221 articles were identified through a systematic search in five databases. 40 articles were included and synthesized by using thematic analysis. Findings show that both ‘what’ was communicated, and ‘the way’ it was communicated, had the potential to influence patients’ engagement with lifestyle changes. Communication about the potential of lifestyle change to reduce future risk were largely missing causing uncertainty, anxiety and for some disengagement with lifestyle change. Recommendations for ways to improve health education and risk communication are discussed to inform international practice.
KW - Behavior Change < Behavior
KW - Doctor-Patient
KW - Nurse-Patient < Communication
KW - Patient < Education
KW - Lived Experience < Health
KW - Information Seeking < Health
KW - Chronic < Illness and Disease
KW - Experiences < Illness and Disease
KW - Prevention < Illness and Disease
KW - Heart Health
KW - Risk
M3 - Article
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
SN - 1049-7323
ER -