Seunghyun Baek, Okseon Lee
Developing Korean children's physical activity health literacy: Literate, Empowered, Active, Doer program (LEAD)
International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
quantitative studies provided valuable statistical insights healthrelated quality life hrqol among patients heart failure hf yet often lack depth fully capture nuanced subjective experiences living hf particularly specific context jordan study explores personal narratives hf patients understand full impact hf daily lives revealing hrqol aspects quantitative metrics often miss crucial developing regions increasing prevalence hf intersects local healthcare practices cultural views patient expectations providing key insights tailored interventions better patient care utilizing phenomenological qualitative design study conducted facetoface semistructured interviews 25 hf patients deeply explore lived experiences thematic analysis employed identify major themes related perceptions hf disease impact various hrqol domains recommended strategies enhance hrqol study involved 25 participants 13 males 12 females aged 2688 years mean 63 diverse education heart failure hf severities revealed three themes hf perceptions impact healthrelated quality life hrqol across physical psychosocial spiritual cognitive economic domains hrqol improvement strategies participants varied hf knowledge lacked basic understanding physical impact significant affecting daily life causing symptoms like breathing difficulties coughing edema fatigue physical aspect influenced psychosocial spiritual lives cognitive functions economic stability leading fear frustration worry social isolation spiritual cognitive challenges employment problems results underscores need holistic healthcare approaches integrating medical psychological social support key recommendations include integrated care models comprehensive patient education support networks policy interventions enhance hf patient care