Symtom och hälsorelaterad livskvalitet med angina pectoris kopplat till kropp-själ

Abstract

Beckman, J & Nilsson, M. Symtom and health related quality of life with angina pectoris related to body-spirit, from a gender perspective. A litteratur review. Degree Project, 15 Credit Points. Nursing Programme, Malmö University: Health and Society, Department of Nursing, 2009. The aim of this study is to describe symptoms and health related quality of life of angina pectoris from a gender perspective - related to the dimensions of human, body-spirit. The applied methodology is search for relevant articles in databases Pubmed and Cinahl. The search gives a selection of quantitative articles that are reviewed according to Polit & Beck (2001). The result of this study shows that men and women locate pain from angina often in the central abdominal but also that there is a gender oriented difference. Women describe pain with feelings such as hot-burning, upset stomach or tightness in neck/throat. Men describe their pain as ache or throbbing. Women experience that they have more pain than men. When women and men have to estimate their quality of life the study shows that women had lower quality of life compared to men. The results are finally compared and discussed with nurse caring, theories of care and suffering and gender differences.