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| Title |
Experiences of health care in women with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Sweden: a qualitative interview study
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| Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, December 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12884-016-1178-3 |
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| Authors |
Harshida Patel, Maria Schaufelberger, Cecily Begley, Marie Berg |
| Abstract |
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is often associated with severe heart failure occurring towards the end of pregnancy or in the months following birth with debilitating, exhausting and frightening symptoms requiring person-centered care. The aim of this study was to explore women's experiences of health care while being diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 19 women with peripartum cardiomyopathy in Sweden, following consent. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Confirmability was ensured by peer-debriefing, and an audit trail was kept to establish the credibility of the study. The main theme in the experience of health care was, 'Exacerbated Suffering', expressed in three subthemes; 'not being cared about', 'not being cared for' and 'not feeling secure.' The suffering was present in relation to the illness with failing health symptoms, but most of all in relation to not being taken seriously and adequately cared for by healthcare professionals. Women felt they were on an assembly line in midwives' routine work where knowledge about peripartum cardiomyopathy was lacking and they showed distrust and dissatisfaction with care related to negligence and indifference experienced from healthcare professionals. Feelings of being alone and lost were prominent and related to a sense of insecurity, distress and uneasiness. This study shows a knowledge gap of peripartum cardiomyopathy in maternity care personnel. This is alarming as the deprecation of symptoms and missed diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy can lead to life-threatening consequences. To prompt timely diagnosis and avoid unnecessary suffering it is important to listen seriously to, and respect, women's narratives and act on expressions of symptoms of peripartum cardiomyopathy, even those overlapping normal pregnancy symptoms. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 64 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 9 | 14% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 11% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 20% |
| Unknown | 20 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 20% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 11% |
| Psychology | 3 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 21 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 December 2016.
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#12,785,742
of 22,912,409 outputs
Outputs from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#2,286
of 4,213 outputs
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#195,383
of 419,640 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#56
of 81 outputs
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