From breathless to failure: symptom onset and diagnostic meaning in patients with heart failure—a qualitative study

ObjectivesTo explore 2 key points in the heart failure diagnostic pathway—symptom onset and diagnostic meaning—from the patient perspective.DesignQualitative interview study.SettingParticipants were recruited from a secondary care clinic in central England following referral from primary care.Partic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ open 2017-03, Vol.7 (3), p.e013648-e013648
Hauptverfasser:	Taylor, C J, Hobbs, F D R, Marshall, T, Leyva-Leon, F, Gale, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Adaptation, Psychological Age Age groups Aged Aged, 80 and over Anxiety - etiology Awareness Cardiovascular Medicine Chronic illnesses Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Codes Dyspnea - diagnosis Dyspnea - etiology Dyspnea - psychology England Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Heart attacks Heart failure Heart Failure - diagnosis Heart Failure - psychology Humans Interviews Male Medical diagnosis Methods Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patients Primary care Primary Health Care Qualitative Research Referral and Consultation Secondary Care Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	ObjectivesTo explore 2 key points in the heart failure diagnostic pathway—symptom onset and diagnostic meaning—from the patient perspective.DesignQualitative interview study.SettingParticipants were recruited from a secondary care clinic in central England following referral from primary care.ParticipantsOver age 55 years with a recent (
ISSN:	2044-6055 2044-6055
DOI:	10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013648