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COVID-19 impact on adults with congenital heart disease self-perceived vulnerability and coping.

Jill Marie SteinerAndrea Corage BadenErin Abu-Rish BlakeneyVea FreemanKaren K StoutAbby R RosenbergRuth A EngelbergJ Randall Curtis
Published in: European journal of cardiovascular nursing (2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic poses risk for worsened quality of life in patients with adult congenital heart disease. In a qualitative thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted July 2020 to August 2021, we examined the pandemic's impact on participants' (N = 25) experiences with self-perception and coping. All had moderate or complex disease; median age 32 years. The pandemic altered some participants' self-perception, including increased vulnerability beyond heart-attributed risk. Restrictions frequently prevented participants from using their usual coping strategies, forcing use of alternative methods. For an already at-risk population, these findings suggest the need for increased mental health awareness, assessment, and support.
Keyphrases
  • coronavirus disease
  • mental health
  • social support
  • sars cov
  • congenital heart disease
  • depressive symptoms
  • climate change
  • heart failure
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • high intensity
  • atrial fibrillation