Psychological experiences and care needs of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease following dysphagia:a qualitative research
GONG Ping
DOU Yingru
DAI Xuemei
JIANG Xueping
WU Meifang
JIANG Fan
Abstract：Objective To explore psychological experiences and care needs of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) following dysphagia.
Methods From April to June,2024,13 elderly patients with COPD and dysphagia received treatment in Yixing No.2 People's Hospital (Yixing Occupational Disease Institute) and Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital were inter-viewed.Nvivo 11.0 and content analysis were employed to analyze and summarize themes.
Results Two main themes were identified.The psychological experiences included fear of eating due to swallowing and choking,swallowing anxiety in social situations,concerns about malnutrition,and emotional loss related to fami-ly.The care needs included improvement in swallowing function,adjustment of food texture,assistance with dis-ease adaptation and effective access to health education information.
Conclusion Healthcare professionals should thoroughly understand the psychological and needs of elderly patients with COPD-related dysphagia,and comprehensive nursing strategies should be developed and implemented to im-prove swallowing function and overall quality of life.
Keywords：chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasedysphagiaempowerment theoryqualitative research
Publication Date：2025-01-24
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 117-124 )