In:
International Journal of Nursing Practice, Wiley, Vol. 23, No. 1 ( 2017-02)
Abstract:
What is already known about the topic? Research has shown that lifestyle, certain medical factors, and stress status are associated with outcomes in heart transplant recipients. Comparable research, however, has not been conducted in Taiwan. What this paper adds? The lifestyle of heart transplant recipients is unstable. The trends for lifestyle mean scores from baseline to 3 months and then at 6 months were toward the lifestyle of recipients' becoming increasingly worse. Nevertheless, some individual trends were the opposite—lifestyle improved over the 6 months after baseline. The trend for each of the 6 subscales of lifestyle was not consistent with the mean of the total score. The trends for health responsibility, exercise, and interpersonal support were similar to the trends for the total scores; however, the trend for the remainder of the subscales—self‐actualization, nutrition, and stress management—was different. The implications of this paper: The use of demographic factors and stress status can help to identify people who are more likely to have a poor lifestyle. Clinicians need to design appropriate interventions, based on individual needs, to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1322-7114
,
1440-172X
DOI:
10.1111/ijn.2017.23.issue-1
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2009434-6
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