Experiences of the screening process and the diagnosis abdominal aortic aneurysm among 65-year-old men from invitation to a 1-year surveillance

Journal of Vascular Nursing : Official Publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing
Monica PetterssonChristine Kumlien

Abstract

The prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is reported to be 2.2%-8% among men >65 years. During recent years, screening programs have been developed to detect AAA, prevent ruptures, and thereby saving lives. Therefore, most men with the diagnosis are monitored conservatively with regular reviews. The objective of the study was to describe how men diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysm <55 mm discovered by screening experience the process and diagnosis from invitation to 1 year after screening. A total of eleven 65-year-old men were included in three focus groups performed in a University Hospital in Sweden. These were qualitatively analyzed using manifest and latent content analysis. The experience of the screening process and having an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a long-term perspective revealed three categories: "trusting the health care system," emphasizing the need for continual follow-ups to ensure feelings of security; "the importance size," meaning that the measure was abstract and hard to understand; and "coping with the knowledge of abdominal aortic aneurysm," denoting how everyday life was based mostly on beliefs, since a majority lacked understanding about the meaning of the condition. The men want regular...Continue Reading

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Sep 22, 2018·Journal of Patient-reported Outcomes·John BrodersenMonica Pettersson
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Aug 20, 2021·Annals of Vascular Surgery·Shuxiao ChenGang Li
Nov 23, 2021·Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care·Christina Sadolin DamhusJohn Brodersen

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