Open AccessFamily Caregivers’ Experiences of Caring for Patients With Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Shahram Etemadifar,
Masoud Bahrami,
Mohsen Shahriari,
Alireza Khosravi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of nursing research/the journal of nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1948-965X
pISSN - 1682-3141
DOI - 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000076
Subject(s) - nonprobability sampling , family caregivers , sociocultural evolution , qualitative research , nursing , exploratory research , health care , ethnic group , psychology , medicine , population , sociology , political science , social science , environmental health , anthropology , law
Living with heart failure is a complex situation for family caregivers. Many studies addressing the challenges faced by heart failure family caregivers have already been conducted in Western societal settings. Sociocultural factors and perspectives influence the family caring experience and roles. The ethnic/culturally based differences in family caring behavior make this a subject worth further exploration and clarification.