title: Faith in recovery. Spiritual support after an acute MI.
abstract: Data from a sample of ninety AMI patients indicate that the majority of these patients find that their spiritual views are a source of help, both at hospital discharge and during early recovery at home. Conversely, a small group of these patients said they did not receive help. Since the remainder of the patients were unsure if they received help from their religious or life views, I believe that all AMI patients could benefit from spiritual care provided by Christian nurses. Findings also indicate that subjects who experienced spiritual support at home also experienced decreased stress.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Toth
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010327:Pastoral Care; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology