Key result
Better social support and self-efficacy were significantly associated with less learned helplessness within the first year following an acute myocardial infarction.
Why the study?
Learned helplessness predicts mortality after acute myocardial infarction, but little is known about its relationships with social support and self-efficacy.
Do social support and self-efficacy reduce learned helplessness in individuals post-AMI?
Cross-Sectional
Do social support and self-efficacy reduce learned helplessness in individuals post-AMI?
Better social support and self-efficacy are associated with reduced learned helplessness in the first year following an acute myocardial infarction, highlighting the importance of psychosocial interventions in post-AMI care.
Supports assessment of social support and self-efficacy post-MI; hypothesis-generating for interventions targeting learned helplessness.
Numerous factors impact patient recovery following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Negative emotional outcomes, such as learned helplessness, are predictors of mortality following AMI, though little is known about these relationships. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between social support and self-efficacy with learned helplessness in individuals post-AMI. Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, subjects with a diagnosed AMI within 12 months were recruited. Standardized instruments were used to evaluate social support and self-efficacy and their impact on learned helplessness. A statistically significant, direct relationship was found between social support and self-efficacy, and learned helplessness, suggesting that individuals with better social support and self-efficacy experience less learned helplessness within the first year following an AMI. In developing post-AMI treatment plans, health care staff need to consider encouraging a patient's supportive social network and self-efficacy as meaningful interventions against negative emotional outcomes.
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Smallheer et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Social support and self-efficacy was evaluated on Learned helplessness. Better social support and self-efficacy were significantly associated with less learned helplessness within the first year following an acute myocardial infarction.
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