Abstract

In face of the disease stress and unpredictable risk of sudden deterioration in heart failure, some patients develop meaning in life to cope with the disease stress. This study explored the factors associated with the changes in their meaning in life.

Author Details

Min Hui Liu, PhD, Heart Failure Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan; Chao-Hung Wang, PhD, Heart Failure Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Keelung, Taiwan; Ai-Fu Chiou, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Disease Trajectory, Heart Failure, Meaning in Life

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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To explore the factors associated with meaning in life developed during the heart failure trajectory

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

In face of the disease stress and unpredictable risk of sudden deterioration in heart failure, some patients develop meaning in life to cope with the disease stress. This study explored the factors associated with the changes in their meaning in life.