Women and recovery from myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass surgery, Part I: The everyday activities of Canadian women.
As the first of two articles dealing with women's recovery from cardiac events, this paper describes the everyday lives and activities of Canadian women. The concept of women's work is expanded to include only the instrumental tasks of household chores, but also the functions of emotional support and caregiving that are central to many aspects of women's family centered activities. The challenges faced by the increasing numbers of women who combined paid employment with family responsibilities are also discussed. It is argued that following cardiac events such as myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass surgery, many women face the challenge of recognizing their health behaviours in a social context that does not facilitate optimal recovery. A subsequent article builds on this description to analyze issues in the cardiovascular literature.
Angus
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Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, ON.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002170:Canada; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D016387:Women's Health; D014931:Women, Working; D014937:Work