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Table 4 Overlapping of dimensions / sub-dimensions

From: Self-management of patients with tracheostomy in the home setting: a scoping review

Study

Managing the therapeutic regimen

Managing role & behavior changes

Managing emotions

Tracheostomy care

Tracheostomy- related physical/ functional changes

Changed roles

Changed everyday behavior

Negative emotions

Sluis et al. [51];

2020;

Netherlands

 

Altered voice

Altered self-identity: loss of femininity

Altered social life: family

  
 

Altered appearance

  

Stigma

Bickford et al. [35];

2019;

Australia

 

Altered speech

Altered appearance

Altered self-identity

Altered social life: social roles

Altered eating

 

Bickford et al. [53];

2018;

Australia

 

Altered voice

Altered self-identity

Altered social life: social roles

Altered professional life

Altered social participation: social eating/ eating out in public

Shame: clothing selection

Mertl et al. [25];

2018;

Czech republic

 

Altered appearance

  

Stigma

 

Altered voice

Altered self-identity

  

Offerman et al. [57];

2015;

Netherlands

 

Altered appearance: disfigurement

Altered social life: sexual life

 

Shame

Fear / anxiety for breathing problems

Dooks et al. [3];

2012;

Canada

Altered airway: protecting the stoma in cold or dusty environment

Altered respiratory function: secretion / bronchial discharge, cough

 

Altered social participation: social eating / eating out in public

Shame

 

Altered speech

  

Anger: frustration

 

Altered appearance: body image

 

Altered social participation in social activities: social eating / eating out in public

Stigma

Danker et al. [32];

2010;

Germany

 

Altered voice

 

Altered social participation in social activities

Distress, depression

Stigma

Fear / anxiety

Singer et al. [63];

2007;

Germany

   

Altered social participation: social withdrawal

Stigma

Armstrong et al. [49];

2001;

Australia

 

Altered speech Altered swallowing

 

Altered social participation: social eating /eating out in public

 

Lennie et al. [68];

2001;

USA

 

Altered senses: smell, taste

 

Altered social participation: social eating / eating out in public