Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis. Issue 3 (25th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dignani, Lucia; Toccaceli, Andrea; Guarinoni, Milena Giovanna; Petrucci, Cristina; Lancia, Loreto
• Is Part Of: Nursing forum. Volume 50:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 201
• Page End: 213
• Publication Date: 2014-08-25
• Subjects: Nursing -- Periodicals; 610.7305
• DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12110
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-6473

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="nuf12110-sec-1001" sec-type="section"> <title>Aim</title> <p>To explore the concept of quality of life (QoL) of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the nursing context.</p> </sec> <sec id="nuf12110-sec-1002" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>The issue of QoL takes on a leading role in the COPD field because it is an incurable pathology. Despite its relevance, this concept is quite ambiguous, and there is no consensus of opinion in the literature regarding its definition.</p> </sec> <sec id="nuf12110-sec-1003" sec-type="section"> <title>Design and Methods</title> <p>Rodgers' method of evolutionary concept analysis was employed to delineate and clarify the concept of QoL in COPD. An electronic review was made on scientific databases from 2008 to 2013. The 75 selected articles were analyzed in order to highlight the main themes related to QoL concept.</p> </sec> <sec id="nuf12110-sec-1004" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>The QoL appears as a dynamic and multidimensional concept that evolves with the progression of the pathology and the impairment of health status. It has both subjective and objective characteristics, intrinsic and extrinsic elements.</p> </sec> <sec id="nuf12110-sec-1005" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>This analysis provides an overview of the QoL concept related to COPD patients that is useful as a guide to research into nursing care and for clinical practice.</p> </sec> <sec id="nuf12110-sec-5005" sec-type="section"> <p> <boxed-text content-type="graphic" position="anchor" orientation="portrait"> <p>Dignani</p> <graphic position="anchor" mimetype="image" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2frztwqh" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /> </boxed-text> <boxed-text content-type="graphic" position="anchor" orientation="portrait"> <p>Toccaceli</p> <graphic position="anchor" mimetype="image" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2frztwpz" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /> </boxed-text> <boxed-text content-type="graphic" position="anchor" orientation="portrait"> <p>Guarinoni</p> <graphic position="anchor" mimetype="image" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2frztwmv" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /> </boxed-text> <boxed-text content-type="graphic" position="anchor" orientation="portrait"> <p>Petrucci</p> <graphic position="anchor" mimetype="image" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2frztwjr" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /> </boxed-text> <boxed-text content-type="graphic" position="anchor" orientation="portrait"> <p>Lancia</p> <graphic position="anchor" mimetype="image" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2frztwgn" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /> </boxed-text> </p> </sec> </abstract>