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- Title
Can Anyone Hear Me? Does Anyone See Me? A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Women’s Experiences of Heart Disease.
- Authors
Galick, Aimee; D’Arrigo-Patrick, Elizabeth; Knudson-Martin, Carmen
- Abstract
Female heart patients are underdiagnosed and undertreated. The purpose of this qualitative meta-data-analysis was to explain how societal expectations related to gender and the treatment environment influence women’s experiences and can inform optimal care. The authors used grounded theory methodology and a social constructionist gender lens to analyze 43 studies (1993–2012) of women’s experiences of heart disease. The analysis illustrates how social expectations within both medical and relational contexts led to women experiencing barriers to diagnosis and treatment and inadvertent minimization of their experience and knowledge. Women’s descriptions of their experiences suggest three kinds of health care strategies that have the potential to increase women’s engagement with heart disease treatment and rehabilitation: (a) support give and take in relational connections, (b) identify and acknowledge unique health-promoting behavior, and (c) focus on empowerment. These findings have interdisciplinary implications for practice with women with heart disease.
- Subjects
WOMEN'S health; ADAPTABILITY (Personality); GENDER identity; HEALTH attitudes; HEALTH promotion; HEART diseases; META-analysis; POWER (Social sciences); SELF-efficacy; QUALITATIVE research; SOCIAL context; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Qualitative Health Research, 2015, Vol 25, Issue 8, p1123
- ISSN
1049-7323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1049732315584743