Key result
CHD patients transition to a new normal through 3 stages of loss, coping, and rebuilding.
Population
24 Iranian patients with coronary heart disease (angina pectoris)
Design
Other
Authors
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Iranian CHD patients navigate loss-to-recreation stages via coping; leaves open whether stage-specific support improves outcomes beyond this cohort.
Patients with coronary heart disease navigate a transition from losing their normal lives to recreating a revised life using coping strategies, which healthcare providers should recognize to offer appropriate support.
Ghezeljeh et al. (2013) studied Coronary heart disease (n=24). Experience of coronary heart disease was evaluated on Stages of transition from acute phase to a modified or 'new normal' life. Iranian patients with coronary heart disease transition to a new normal life through three stages: loss of normal life, coming to terms using coping strategies, and recreating normal life.
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