title: Patients' and spouses' religious problem-solving styles and their physiological health.
abstract: From 55 patients after myocardial infarctions and their spouses, responses--metabolic entry and exit scores (1 to 48 mo. postinfarct) and scores on three religious problem-solving styles--showed no problem-solving styles were associated with patients' early improvement but, as time passed, scores on collaboration with God decreased as did those on deferring to God, while self-direction increased. Patients scored lower on collaboration and higher on self-direction than spouses.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yelsma
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montambo
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011340:Problem Solving; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012803:Sick Role