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January 1, 1995Family & Community Health

Going it alone: Women managing recovery from acute myocardial infarction

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Population

41 African-American and white women recovering from acute myocardial infarction, recruited before hospital…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

6 weeks

Authors

SRSally H. Rankin

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Overview

May support sex-specific post-MI recovery planning; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.

Structured PICO

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Population
41 African-American and white women recovering from acute myocardial infarction, recruited before hospital discharge.
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Outcome
Adaptation process, return to physical activities (measured by Duke Activity Status Index), and self-reported social support needs.patient reported

Women recovering from acute myocardial infarction experience a slower return to physical activities and have higher social support needs compared to men, highlighting the need for tailored post-MI care.

Limitations

  • Convenience sample

Cite This Study

Sally H. Rankin (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71d447e5469ee92be22808https://doi.org/10.1097/00003727-199501000-00007
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