@article{ETD, recid = {3010}, author = {Bidwell, Julie}, title = {Patient-caregiver dyadic dynamics in heart failure and ventricular assist device therapy}, school = {Ph.D.}, address = {2016-07-01}, number = {ETD}, abstract = {Heart failure (HF) is a source of significant burden to patients and families. While patients experience distressing symptoms, compromised quality of life, and poor clinical outcomes, family caregivers often experience strain and compromised physical and mental health. Although HF influences patients and caregivers alike, little is known about how patients and caregivers experience HF together across the spectrum of illness severity. The purpose of this dissertation research is to characterize the impact of the patient-caregiver dyadic relationship on clinical and person-oriented outcomes in HF dyads in general and ventricular assist device (VAD) dyads in particular.}, url = {http://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3010}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.6083/M49W0DJQ}, }