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Chinese Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients’ Attitudes Towards Self-Management: A Qualitative Study

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dc.contributor.authorQiu, Roulin
dc.contributor.authorSchick-Makaroff, Kara
dc.contributor.authorTang, Leiwen
dc.contributor.authorWang, Xiyi
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Qi
dc.contributor.authorYe, Zhihong
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-01T01:55:21Z
dc.date.available2025-05-01T01:55:21Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-01
dc.descriptionPurpose: This study is aiming to investigate cardiovascular patients’ attitudes towards selfmanagement during hospitalization in China. Patients and Methods: Twenty-nine individuals living with cardiovascular disease from one designated Cardiology Department in Hangzhou, China, were recruited through a purposive sampling procedure. A qualitative descriptive methodology was used. Semi-structured interviews were also used to gain attitudes toward self-management. The interviews were audiorecorded, transcribed and analyzed by thematic analysis to develop the results. Results: Four themes were identified from the qualitative data: (1): Responsibilities of selfmanagement; (2): Reflections on self-management; (3): Acknowledgement of self-management support; (4): Challenges in implementing and adherence to self-management. Additionally, interview data were also given to illustrate these main themes emerging during the analysis. Patients gradually took their responsibilities to manage chronic symptoms. During their self-management process, they did reflections to help correct their regiments through supportive interactions. Health system responsiveness, health disparities, social capital, and cultural setting were the main external factors influencing better self-management implementation and adherence. Conclusion: This study revealed the hospitalized cardiovascular patients’ attitudes towards self-management in China. These findings emphasized the importance of patients’ responsibility, reflections, and various social support receiving and pointed out specific external factors influencing the health outcomes and their quality of life. This study also proves the guide for the policymakers and health system better instructions to develop individually and culturally tailored advanced self-management interventions and programs.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7939/r3-3nta-bw31
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.isversionofQiu, R., Schick-Makaroff, K., Tang, L., Wang, X., Zhang, Q., Ye, Z. (2020). Chinese hospitalized cardiovascular patients’ attitudes towards self-management: A qualitative study. Patient Preference and Adherence, 14, 287-300. PMID: 32109995 https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S236348
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectself-management
dc.subjectqualitative research
dc.subjecthospitalization
dc.subjectattitude
dc.subjectcardiovascular disease
dc.titleChinese Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients’ Attitudes Towards Self-Management: A Qualitative Study
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
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