… spouses' … help seeking in spouses of cardiac patients. The study's aim was to answer the
following research question: “What is the lived experience of help seekingin spouses of cardiac …

… Significance for Nursing The results of the study supplement nursing knowledge of the
help seeking experience of spouses during the cardiac patient's illness. The experience …

… Heart failure help-seeking was embedded in daily experiences of heart failure but ongoing
… and significance of fluctuations in symptoms for help-seeking. Other significant barriers to …

… is the lived experience of help seeking in a … and spouses’ perceptions; there is a need to
explore this area to enhance understanding of patients’ and spouses’ help-seeking experiences …

… myocardial infarction (MI) and heart disease, few have explored how women actually experience
MI and what influences their help-seeking … a dependant loved one or spouse. Further, a …

… [ 17] suggested that the ability to identify inner experiences and/or bodily sensations, so-…
heteroge neous groups of cardiac patients with an AMI and/or other heart diseases are used. …

… stoicism, but are not reluctant to seek help and emotional support from their spouses. …
experiences of heart disease. A review of qualitative data on men's experiences of coronary heart …

… experience an OHCA in Sweden. The strength of this study is that the spouses were willing
to share their experiences, … emotions, leaving us with no knowledge of their experience. The …

… This source of support was available for help seeking 7 days a week, at all hours of the day.
Lurkers could also gain support from reading … Cardiac spouses help-seeking experiences …

… in non-acute cardiac symptom recognition and subsequent help-seeking decisions: a mixed-…
would avoid telling their spouses if they were the main caregiver or if their spouse was ill. …