Family Coping Among Patients With Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study

Xiong Zhang, Min Zhou, Huilin Zhou, Yimei Zhang, Xiaorong Jin, Xu Su, Wei Wei, Yangjuan Bai, Fang Ma, Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Western Yunnan Regional Medical Center Hospital, s Hospital of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Digestive Surgery Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Cardiology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on February 06, 2025

Abstract

Qualitative Health Research, Volume 36, Issue 6, Page 534-547, May 2026.
Heart failure is a severe and terminal stage of various heart diseases characterized by complex clinical syndromes. With regard to the management of HF, the patient’s family is the most common and essential resource. The manner in which the family copes ...