Why the study?
How do problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies correlate with psychologic, social, and physiologic adjustment in acute MI patients?
Population
30 acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients one month following discharge from the hospital
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
one month following discharge
Authors
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Problem-focused coping was associated with better post-MI adjustment; leaves open whether interventions targeting coping improve outcomes.
How do problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies correlate with psychologic, social, and physiologic adjustment in acute MI patients?
Problem-focused coping strategies are associated with better social and psychologic adjustment in acute MI patients one month post-discharge.
Keckeisen et al. (1990) studied this question.
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