title: [The assessment of the level of coping style and health locus of control in patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The assessment of the level of coping style and health locus of control in patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample studied consisted of 112 patients (81 M, 31 F) at the age of 35-65 years. Two groups participated in the study; first with coronary heart disease and hypertension and second with hypertension without other diseases. The Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation and Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale were used in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two groups of patients used the most frequent task-oriented coping style. The significant differences were seen between groups in the external health locus of control (t = 2.113; p < 0.05); patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension revealed the strongest conviction that their health depended on other people.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension choose the task-oriented coping style. Patients with hypertension declare for internal health locus of control. Patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension declare for external locus of control.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych i Rehabilitacji Kardiologicznej UM w Łodzi.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Opuchlik
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wrzesińska
authors.forename: Józef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kocur
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000523:psychology*; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires