Unexplained Chest Pain and Physical Activity

Balancing Between Existential Uncertainty and Certainty

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4636992
AutoresIngrid Ølfarnes Røysland (0000-0003-4920-7785, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway, autor de correspondencia), Febe Friberg (0000-0002-4033-0261, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway)
Año2016
Volumen26
Número2
Páginas215-226
Fecha de publicación2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732315570129
PMID25662944
OpenAlexW2121054832
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas41

Chest pain is one of the most common complaints in medical settings, but the majority of cases have no detectable cause. Physical activity is recommended, but is one of the major avoidance behaviors in patients with coronary heart disease. The article aims at achieving an understanding of the meaning of physical activity for people with unexplained chest pain. Fifteen people were interviewed using a phenomenological hermeneutic approach, with the results revealing four themes: "awareness of the influence of previous life experiences on the decision to be physically active," "unanswered questions related to physical activity and unexplained chest pain," "intertwinement of body and mind," and "physical activity as a source of personal growth." Comprehensive understanding was formulated as "Being physically active while living with unexplained chest pain means balancing between existential uncertainty and certainty." The results are discussed in relation to capability. It is suggested that health professionals adopt a person-centered approach

Certainty · Chest pain · Epistemology · Existentialism · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Psychotherapist · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Surgery