Open AccessLiving with stable angina: patients’ pathway and needs in angina
Author(s) -
Ilaria Spoletini,
Roberto Ferrari,
Giuseppe M.C. Rosano
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.458
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1558-2035
pISSN - 1558-2027
DOI - 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000954
Subject(s) - medicine , angina , anxiety , stable angina , depression (economics) , quality of life (healthcare) , perspective (graphical) , disease , emotional stress , physical therapy , coronary heart disease , psychiatry , myocardial infarction , nursing , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics , macroeconomics
There is evidence that stable angina patients may suffer from emotional disorders that further impair their quality of life. However, the emotional experience of living with stable angina from the patient's perspective still has to be explored. Thus, the main aim of this study was to explore patients' emotional experience of having stable angina and their reported needs during the pathway from the first symptoms, through the process of diagnosis, to management and related lifestyle changes.