Key result
Marital dyad functioning was assessed as worse by spouses over one year after a myocardial infarction compared to before the event, with women reporting more negative assessments.
Why the study?
Does a patient's myocardial infarction negatively affect the functioning of the marital dyad from the spouse's perspective?
Population
60 spouses of patients with myocardial infarction (17 men, 43 women)
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
over one year after a heart attack (for the second group)
Authors
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Spouses report worse marital functioning post-MI; hypothesis-generating for dyadic support, does not warrant practice change.
Cross-Sectional (n=60)
Does a patient's myocardial infarction negatively affect the functioning of the marital dyad from the spouse's perspective?
Myocardial infarction negatively impacts marital dyad functioning from the spouse's perspective, highlighting the potential need to include spouses in psychotherapeutic support during cardiac recovery.
Mróz et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Myocardial infarction (spouses' perspective) (n=60). Time post-myocardial infarction (>1 year) vs. Before myocardial infarction (assessed immediately after) was evaluated on Functioning of the marital dyad (Family Assessment Questionnaire). Marital dyad functioning was assessed as worse by spouses over one year after a myocardial infarction compared to before the event, with women reporting more negative assessments.
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