Emotional Responses of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction to Their Disease

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Abstract

50 consecutive US survivors of acute myocardial infarction, when questioned about their recent stay in the Coronary Case Unit and their current health status, denied being fearful or worried about their disease. This attitude did not differ with sex, race, educational level, marital status, or work status. However, younger patients were more likely to deny fear and feelings of invalidism and dependence than older patients. Differences were noted between the US patient responses and responses of Venezuelan patients to the same questionnaire. US patients generally wanted to learn more about their coronary disease, and Venezuelan patients did not. The difference in these responses may represent two different means of coping with fear of illness and, consequently, two different behavior patterns; or may reflect sociocultural differences in expectations of the pattern of medical care.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1982

Publication date (Print): 1982

Publication date (Electronic): 07 November 2008

Volume: 69

Issue: 5

Pages: 303-309

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^{a, b}Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.; ^aEscuela de Medicina Luis Razetti, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela; ^bCardiac Clinics, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., USA

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Publisher ID: 173520 Other ID: Cardiology 1982;69:303–309

DOI: 10.1159/000173520

PubMed ID: 7172175

SO-VID: 043c307d-7090-448b-949d-b519c986732f

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Date received : 12 February 1982

Date accepted : 15 July 1982

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