Diary for self‐observation: A self‐management tool for recipients of lung transplantation—A pilot study

Abstract Aim To (a) explore how the diary contributes to patient motivation for monitoring self‐management and (b) explore the nurses' experience of how the diary supports the patients' self‐management after lung transplantation. Design A quantitative and qualitative study design. Methods...

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Main Authors: Laura Evald, Jytte Graarup, Ida Elisabeth Højskov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-11-01
Series:Nursing Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.562
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Summary:Abstract Aim To (a) explore how the diary contributes to patient motivation for monitoring self‐management and (b) explore the nurses' experience of how the diary supports the patients' self‐management after lung transplantation. Design A quantitative and qualitative study design. Methods Fifteen patients and four nurses participated. Data were analysed descriptively and thematically. Results This pilot study shows that the diary strengthens patients' self‐management in the first postoperative period. Nurses were confident that the patients were structured about self‐observation when using the diary.
ISSN:2054-1058