The experience of women during their partners' hospital stay after MI.
Structured interviews were undertaken with 159 women following their partner's myocardial infarction (MI) and 129 of these women completed a further postal questionnaire approximately three weeks later. While in hospital, only a quarter of women were spoken to by nurses about possible dietary change for their partners, 24 percent were advised about exercise and 11 percent about work. Thirty one percent were spoken to about general lifestyle of their partners. When asked to rate the usefulness of information from all sources about various topics, those women who had been spoken to by nurses had significantly higher scores three weeks post-MI than women who had not. Nurses were frequently not proactive in offering information to women who showed high levels of anxiety and depression at both time points. These findings are discussed in relation to the role of hospital nurses in secondary prevention strategies.
Newens
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Bond
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McColl
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014789:Visitors to Patients