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En andra chans med Implanterbar Defibrillator: Upplevelser av förändrad livssituation
Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
2014 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
A second chance with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator : Perceptions of changes in life (English)
Abstract [sv]

Varje år drabbas 10 000 människor av plötsligt hjärtstopp utanför sjukhus. De personer som överlever ett hjärtstopp kan bli aktuella för behandling med en Implanterbar Defibrillator (ICD).  Denna har funnits i bruk sedan 1980. Antalet implantationer ökar och utvecklingen går ständigt framåt. Sjukvården har en viktig roll i att stödja, utbilda och informera patienter och deras anhöriga så att de kan anpassa sig till det nya livet som ICD bärare.

Syftet var att belysa ICD-bärares upplevelser av förändrad livssituation. Detta gjordes genom en litteraturstudie. Resultatet bygger på analys av åtta kvalitativa och tio kvantitativa vetenskapliga artiklar.

Patienter med ICD upplever psykisk påfrestning, ett beroende av andra människor, att tvingas till levnadsförändringar samt acceptens till det nya livet som ICD-bärare. Implantation av en ICD innebär för många människor att få en ny chans till livet men det innebär också fysiska, psykiska och sociala omställningar i det vardagliga livet. Dessa omställningar påverkar också nära anhöriga.

Eftersom antalet ICD implantationer ständigt ökar och det har visat sig att livssituationen på olika sätt förändras är det viktigt att omvårdnaden av denna patientgrupp präglas av individuellt stöd och utbildning i kombination av gott tekniskt kunnande för att underlätta anpassningen till livet som ICD-bärare.

Abstract [en]

Every year, there are 10 000 cases of sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospitals. Those who survive a cardiac arrest may be considered for treatment with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD). The ICD has been in use since 1980 and the developments along with the number of implantations are continuously evolving.

The health care system has an important role in supporting, educating and informing the patients and their families, to help them adapt to the new life as or with an ICD-bearer.

The purpose of this study is to highlight the experiences and life alterations the ICD-bearer faces. The results are based on the analysis of eight qualitative and ten quantitative research articles.

Patients with ICDs experience psychological distress; a dependence on other people; being forced to make life alterations and finding acceptance for the new life as an ICD-bearer. For many, an ICD is equivalent to a new chance at life, but it also represents every day physical, psychological and social changes. Changes that also affect close relatives.

The care of these patients ought to be characterized by individual support and education, as the number of ICD implantations is constantly increasing and since it has been proven that life situations change. This in combination with good technical expertise facilitates the adaptation to life as an ICD-bearer.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2014. , p. 21
Keywords [en]
changes in life, daily life, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, perception, incertainty
Keywords [sv]
dagliga livet, förändrad livssituation, Implanterbar Defibrillator, osäkerhet, upplevelser
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Medical and Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-25500OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-25500DiVA, id: diva2:721730
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Available from: 2014-06-16 Created: 2014-06-04 Last updated: 2014-06-16Bibliographically approved

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