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标题：Endurance*integration of strength and vulnerability in relatives' response to open heart surgery as a lived experience
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作者：Ann-Kristin Karlsson ; Mats Johansson ; Evy Lidell 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
电子版ISSN：1748-2631
出版年度：2006
卷号：1
期号：3
页码：159-166
DOI：10.3402/qhw.v1i3.4929
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis
摘要：Open-heart surgery is a threatening life event for patients and their relatives. The relatives' situation is especially complex since at the same time they both support the patient and suffer themselves. The purpose of the present study was to describe relatives' lived experiences of a family member's open heart surgery in a lifeworld perspective. Nine relatives of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass and/or heart valve surgery were interviewed in depth using a phenomenological approach. Endurance was found to be the essential characteristic for this group and was derived from four constituents: unconditionality, uncertainty, mutuality and sadness. Unable to escape their changed lifeworld, they demonstrated endurance throughout the entire illness process, which implied a great sense of responsibility and the setting aside of their own needs and wishes. The endurance rendered them both strong and vulnerable, although the vulnerability was not immediately apparent. There is a risk that relatives in need for help to handle this threatening situation may be ignored by health care professionals because they seem so capable. A lifeworld perspective in health care including the entire family can prevent such a situation. Key words: Endurance, lived experiences, lifeworld, open heart surgery, qualitative, relatives