Friedman M M
Nazareth College of Rochester, Department of Nursing, NY 14618, USA.
Res Nurs Health. 1997 Aug;20(4):319-27. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199708)20:4<319::aid-nur5>3.0.co;2-j.
The extent to which older women with heart failure experienced continuity or loss of their support sources and the relationship between support source loss, perceived enacted support, and psychological well-being were examined in this study. In-home interviews were conducted with 57 older women who completed two interview 18 months apart following a hospital admission for heart failure. Both the emotional and tangible support sources were quite stable, indicating that the predominant pattern is continuity for older women with heart failure. Loss of tangible support sources was related to a perception of receiving less tangible support and less positive affect. Implications for future research and nursing practice are discussed.
本研究考察了老年心力衰竭女性患者支持来源的连续性或丧失程度，以及支持来源丧失、感知到的实际支持与心理健康之间的关系。对57名老年女性进行了家庭访谈，她们在因心力衰竭住院后，相隔18个月完成了两次访谈。情感和实际支持来源都相当稳定，这表明老年心力衰竭女性的主要模式是连续性。实际支持来源的丧失与感知到的实际支持减少和积极情绪减少有关。文中讨论了对未来研究和护理实践的启示。
