title: Differences in anxiety and role experiences between three age groups of women with heart disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Plach
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Napholz
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Kelber
mesh_terms: 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