Key result
Male CAD patients face ~2.6-fold higher odds of family issues encumbering self-managed rehabilitation.
Why the study?
To describe the family composition and living arrangements of persons diagnosed with coronary artery disease and their relationships to family involvement in self-managed rehabilitation.
Does living with a spouse or underage children improve family involvement in self-managed rehabilitation in patients with coronary artery disease?
Cross-Sectional (n=169)
No
Does living with a spouse or underage children improve family involvement in self-managed rehabilitation in patients with coronary artery disease?
Living with a spouse or underage children provides a better environment for recovery in CAD patients compared to living alone or with adult children, highlighting the need for targeted support during rehabilitation.
Highlights potential barriers for male CAD patients with children; leaves open whether family-based interventions enhance self-managed rehabilitation.
Aim: To describe the family composition and living arrangements of persons diagnosed with coronary artery disease and those relationships to family involvement in self-managed rehabilitation. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected with postal questionnaire from persons diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD) by using the Family Involvement in Rehabilitation (FIRE) scale. It measures family members' promotion of patients' rehabilitation and issues encumbering rehabilitation in family. Statistical methods were used to analyse the data. Results: Patients' gender and having children in the family were predictors of issues encumbering rehabilitation in the family. But when examining living arrangements, patients who lived with a spouse or underage children had a better environment for recovery than those who lived alone or with adult children. More attention should be paid to targeting appropriate support for persons with coronary artery disease and their family members during the rehabilitation phase.
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Tuomisto et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary artery disease (n=169). Family composition and living arrangements (male gender and having children in the family) vs. Female gender and no children in the family / living alone was evaluated on Issues encumbering rehabilitation in the family (measured by the Family Involvement in Rehabilitation [FIRE] scale, predicted by male gender) (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.15-6.08, p=0.023). Male gender (OR 2.6, p=0.023) and having children in the family (OR 2.3, p=0.034) significantly predicted greater issues encumbering self-managed rehabilitation in patients with CAD.
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