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Experiences of living with funnel chest prior to corrective surgery: An interview study
Örebro University, School of Health Sciences. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, O¨ rebro University, O¨ rebro, Sweden; Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3743-7826
Örebro University, School of Health Sciences. Örebro University Hospital. University Health Care Research Centre.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7352-8234
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3290-8801
Örebro University, School of Health Sciences. Örebro University Hospital. University Health Care Research Centre.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9002-6145
2024 (English)In: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 19, no 7, article id e0304968Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Objectives: Pectus excavatum, or funnel chest, causes both physical and psychosocial issues, affecting health-related quality of life. However, the literature on how funnel chest affects daily living prior to corrective surgery is sparse. Therefore, the study aimed to describe the experiences of living with funnel chest prior to correctional surgery.

Materials and methods: The study had a qualitative exploratory design. Consecutive sampling was applied in which all individuals from a single cardiothoracic department scheduled for the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum were asked to participate. Nineteen participants, 17 men and two women, participated in the study. Individual telephone interviews were conducted from February 2020 until April 2021. The interviews were analyzed with qualitative content analysis using an inductive approach.

Results: The overall theme "To have or not to have a cavity in my chest, it could make a difference" was interpreted as the latent meaning of the participants' experiences. The theme included two subthemes with three categories each. The subtheme "The funnel chest puts a weight on my shoulders" describes the heavy burden the funnel chest places on the participants. The second subtheme, "This is me, but I want to change my future", describes that participants see the funnel chest as a part of themselves; nevertheless, they look forward to surgery and a life without it.

Conclusion: The results emphasize the heavy burden funnel chest causes and the great limitations it places on the individual. It also highlights the importance of surgery and the hope for a better future for individuals with funnel chest.

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Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024. Vol. 19, no 7, article id e0304968
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-115181DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304968ISI: 001267555600019PubMedID: 38995912Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85198587852OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-115181DiVA, id: diva2:1888313
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LN was financed by grants from the Swedish state under the agreement between the Swedish government and the county councils, the ALF agreement (OLL-967445) https://www.researchweb.org/is/oll. LN was also financed by grants from the Örebro County Research Committee (OLL-941242) https://www.researchweb.org/is/oll. 

Available from: 2024-08-12 Created: 2024-08-12 Last updated: 2024-08-12Bibliographically approved

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