Publications by authors named "Jesse Lejeune"
Background: Delivering care that is responsive to who or what is most important to patients and family caregivers is a key aspect of quality care, yet it remains unclear how clinicians can best support individuals in expressing their personal values. We aimed to describe patient- and family caregiver-identified facilitators and barriers to engaging in values discussions with clinicians following implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Methods And Results: Using a qualitative descriptive approach, patients with an LVAD and their caregivers participated in 1-on-1 semistructured interviews and self-reported sociodemographics (January 2023-July 2023).
Background: Intentional exploration, or elicitation, of patient and family values-who/what matters most-is critical to the delivery of person-centered care, yet the values elicitation experiences of family caregivers have been understudied. Understanding caregiver experiences discussing, reflecting upon, and acting on their values is critical to optimizing health decisions after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the values elicitation experiences of family caregivers of individuals with an LVAD in the postimplantation period.
Background: Values are broadly understood to have implications for how individuals make decisions and cope with serious illness stressors, yet it remains uncertain how patients and their family and friend caregivers discuss, reflect upon, and act on their values in the post-left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation context. This study aimed to explore the values elicitation experiences of patients with an LVAD in the post-implantation period.
Methods: Qualitative descriptive study of LVAD recipients.