TY - GEN AB - 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. AD - Oregon Health and Science University AU - Bidwell, Julie DA - 2016-07-01 DO - 10.6083/M49W0DJQ DO - DOI ED - Lee, Christopher ED - Lyons, Karen ED - Mudd, James ED - Committee chair ED - Committee member ED - Committee member ID - 3010 KW - Heart-Assist Devices KW - Patient Acuity KW - Mental Health KW - Caregivers KW - Quality of Life KW - Heart Failure L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3010/files/3813_etd.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3010/files/3813_etd.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3010/files/3813_etd.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3010/files/3813_etd.pdf N2 - 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. PY - 2016-07-01 T1 - Patient-caregiver dyadic dynamics in heart failure and ventricular assist device therapy TI - Patient-caregiver dyadic dynamics in heart failure and ventricular assist device therapy UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3010/files/3813_etd.pdf Y1 - 2016-07-01 ER -