tailieunhanh - báo cáo hóa học:" In spite of good intentions: patients' perspectives on problematic social support interactions"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : In spite of good intentions: patients' perspectives on problematic social support interactions | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Open Access In spite of good intentions patients perspectives on problematic social support interactions Carla Boutin-Foster Address Division of General Internal Medicine Weill Medical College of Cornell University 525 E. 68 th Street Box 46- Baker Tower 14 New York New York 10021 USA Email Carla Boutin-Foster - Cboutin@ Corresponding author Published 05 September 2005 Received 12 April 2005 .J J _ ÌAAC - .n J_ .IA I IO IX77 1 nr - FA Accepted 05 September 2005 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005 3 52 doi 1477-7525-3-52 This article is available from http content 3 1 52 2005 Boutin-Foster licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background In the setting of an acute coronary syndrome the natural inclination of friends and family members is to provide social support. However their efforts may be perceived as being problematic or unhelpful. The objective of this study was to identify the characteristics of problematic social support interactions from the perspectives of patients. Methods This was a qualitative study among a purposive sample of 59 patients who had been hospitalized for an acute coronary syndrome. Patients were asked Can you describe the types of things that your family members close friends and health care providers did during this period to try to be helpful or supportive but you felt was unhelpful or felt that it caused you more stress. Responses were analyzed using qualitative techniques and reviewed by two independent corroborators. Results The types of behaviors performed by social network members that were perceived as being unhelpful were grouped under 5 themes 1 excessive telephone .