title: Self-care limitations of persons after acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: In this descriptive study, the self-care limitations of persons who had experienced their first myocardial infarction were identified during the first 3 months of their convalescent period. The five most frequently occurring limitations identified were patterns of personal and family living that interfere with self-care; intense emotional states, likes or dislikes, overriding interest and concerns; perceptions, meanings, and appraisals not in accord in reality; inability to attend to self with respect to changing conditions; and new, unrecognized requirements for self-care associated with changed health. Assessment of limitation is a framework that nurses might use to evaluate the needs of post myocardial infarction patients.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Akron, OH, USA.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Beach
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luthringer
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Utz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahrens
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Whitmire
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009820:Ohio; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment