Differences in anxiety and role experiences between three age groups of women with heart disease.
Anxiety and role experiences in women may be related to age, developmental changes, social roles, and life circumstances such as cardiac disease. One hundred fifty-five women participated in a cross sectional survey on anxiety and role experiences in early middle-age, midlife, and elderly women after heart surgery. MANOVA analysis revealed significant differences for anxiety and role experiences by age. Compared with older women, early middle-age women had lower balance between role rewards and concerns and a poorer match between ideal and actual role function, which may be a contributing factor for their increased anxiety.
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College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, USA.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012201:Reward; D012380:Role; D012919:Social Behavior; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D016387:Women's Health