Aims: Exploring stroke survivors' views on nudging as a self-management intervention is very necessary, as it determines whether nudging can be better implemented and promoted. This study aimed to explore the perceptions, attitudes, and needs for nudge-based self-management interventions among stroke survivors.
Methods and results: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted following purposive sampling method. This study conducted face-to-face semi-structured in-depth interviews. The interviews were digitally audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. Eighteen stroke survivors were recruited for our study, and 17 completed the interview. The ages of the stroke survivors ranged from 32 to 65 years old. A total of 4 themes and 14 sub-themes were extracted. The four themes are respectively: hard-to-notice nudges, acceptance and affirmation of nudge strategies, concerns about nudge strategies, and diverse expectations for nudges.
Conclusion: Stroke survivors expressed mixed feelings about nudge interventions in self-management and preferred more transparent presentations to avoid missing helpful prompts. Healthcare professionals should consider integrating digital health with nudges to provide transparent, user-preferred, nudge-based interventions. Additionally, improving capacity remains crucial in stroke management to reduce dependence on nudge interventions.
{"title":"The attitudes and needs for nudge-based self-management interventions among stroke survivors: a qualitative study.","authors":"Xiaoxuan Wang, Zhixin Zhao, Hu Jiang, Beilei Lin, Qiushi Zhang, Suyan Chen, Zhenxiang Zhang","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf149","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Exploring stroke survivors' views on nudging as a self-management intervention is very necessary, as it determines whether nudging can be better implemented and promoted. This study aimed to explore the perceptions, attitudes, and needs for nudge-based self-management interventions among stroke survivors.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>A descriptive qualitative study was conducted following purposive sampling method. This study conducted face-to-face semi-structured in-depth interviews. The interviews were digitally audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. Eighteen stroke survivors were recruited for our study, and 17 completed the interview. The ages of the stroke survivors ranged from 32 to 65 years old. A total of 4 themes and 14 sub-themes were extracted. The four themes are respectively: hard-to-notice nudges, acceptance and affirmation of nudge strategies, concerns about nudge strategies, and diverse expectations for nudges.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Stroke survivors expressed mixed feelings about nudge interventions in self-management and preferred more transparent presentations to avoid missing helpful prompts. Healthcare professionals should consider integrating digital health with nudges to provide transparent, user-preferred, nudge-based interventions. Additionally, improving capacity remains crucial in stroke management to reduce dependence on nudge interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1344-1351"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144736346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What we say, when and how we say it: the ethics of patient communication.","authors":"Michela Barisone, Tiny Jaarsma, Lynne Hinterbuchner, Norma Caples, Fiona Ecarnot","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf172","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf172","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1199-1201"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144983916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Axel Brandes, Nedim Tojaga, Andreas Sjøholm-Christensen
{"title":"Home-based cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: moving patient care out of the hospital.","authors":"Axel Brandes, Nedim Tojaga, Andreas Sjøholm-Christensen","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf164","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf164","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1331-1332"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144983845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The new landscape of congenital heart disease care: insights from quality of life, self-management, and patient voices.","authors":"Philip Moons, Bei Dou, Bo Daelman","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf224","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf224","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1202-1203"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145575039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ignoring and conflating sex and gender in cardiovascular research limits the application of evidence-based interventions.","authors":"Kelly L Wierenga, Rosalynn C Austin","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf221","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":"24 8","pages":"1223-1224"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145852043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"More than survival-supporting self-management in youth with congenital heart disease: a commentary.","authors":"Markus Saarijärvi","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf138","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf138","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1235-1236"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144710382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The fatigue of family caregiving for chronic heart failure patients: reflections on sustainability and healthcare models.","authors":"Angela Durante, Teresa Ceccanti, Angela Massouh","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf173","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf173","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1342-1343"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145093269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond pressure injuries: the prognostic potential of the Braden scale in elderly heart failure patients in intensive care unit-a commentary.","authors":"Tugba Erdem","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf177","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf177","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1310-1311"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145115725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality of life in patients with a systemic right ventricle: lessons and next steps from the QUALISYSTEMIC study.","authors":"Alessandro Castiglione, Fabienne Schwitz","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf168","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf168","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1272-1273"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145254151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Speaking truth to power: celebrating Donna Fitzsimons, the ESC Florence Nightingale Awardee in Nurse Led Research.","authors":"Faye Forsyth","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf209","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf209","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1383-1385"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145454330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}