Marco Testa1, Antonietta Cappuccio2, Maura Latella3, Silvia Napolitano4, Massimo Milli5, Massimo Volpe6,7, Maria Giulia Marini4. 1. Cardiology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. 2. Area Sanità e Salute di Fondazione ISTUD, via Paolo Lomazzo 19, 20124, Milan, Italy. acappuccio@istud.it. 3. Medical Department, Novartis Farma, Origgio, Italy. 4. Area Sanità e Salute di Fondazione ISTUD, via Paolo Lomazzo 19, 20124, Milan, Italy. 5. Cardiology Unit, Santa Maria Nuova Firenze Hospital, Florence, Italy. 6. School of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy. 7. IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The The Roadmap Using Story Telling project used a narrative medicine (NM) framework to assess the perspectives of people with heart failure (HF), their informal caregivers and HF specialists of the impact of HF on the daily life of patients and their carers. METHODS: Italian HF specialists participated on a voluntary basis, completing their own narratives, and inviting patients and their caregivers to write anonymously about their experiences, all on a dedicated online platform. The narratives were analyzed according to standard NM methodology. RESULTS: 82 narratives were collected from patients, 61 from caregivers, and 104 from HF specialists. Analysis of the three points of view revealed the extent of the burden of illness on the entire family, particularly that of the caregiver. The impact was mainly experienced as emotional and social limitations in patients' and their caregivers' daily lives. The analysis of all three points of view highlighted a strong difference between how HF is perceived by patients, caregivers, and HF specialists. CONCLUSIONS: This NM project illustrates the complex issues of living with HF and gave insights to integrate three different perspectives into the HF pathway of care.
BACKGROUND: The The Roadmap Using Story Telling project used a narrative medicine (NM) framework to assess the perspectives of people with heart failure (HF), their informal caregivers and HF specialists of the impact of HF on the daily life of patients and their carers. METHODS: Italian HF specialists participated on a voluntary basis, completing their own narratives, and inviting patients and their caregivers to write anonymously about their experiences, all on a dedicated online platform. The narratives were analyzed according to standard NM methodology. RESULTS: 82 narratives were collected from patients, 61 from caregivers, and 104 from HF specialists. Analysis of the three points of view revealed the extent of the burden of illness on the entire family, particularly that of the caregiver. The impact was mainly experienced as emotional and social limitations in patients' and their caregivers' daily lives. The analysis of all three points of view highlighted a strong difference between how HF is perceived by patients, caregivers, and HF specialists. CONCLUSIONS: This NM project illustrates the complex issues of living with HF and gave insights to integrate three different perspectives into the HF pathway of care.
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Keywords:
Doctor-patient relationship; Heart failure; Informal caregiver; Narrative medicine; Quality of life
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