Myocardial infarction: narrations by afflicted women and their partners of lived experiences in daily life following an acute myocardial infarction

Abstract

Women and their partner have specific needs in daily living following an acute myocardial infarction. Therefore, nurses should acknowledge the specific needs for the female patient and the partner more clearly.

The impact of an acute cardiac event on the partners of patients: a systematic review

“…Gender has been found to play a significant role in patient and partner coping with serious illness (for example, Hagedoorn et al, 2008). Research suggests that traditional gender-role patterns strongly influence the patient experience after an acute cardiac event and qualitative research has identified differences in partner experience according to gender (Kristofferzon, Lofmark, & Carlsson, 2003;Svedlund & Axelsson, 2000;Svedlund & Danielson, 2004;Svedlund, Danielson, & Norberg, 2001). Furthermore, the research does not address cultural factors with most studies lacking even basic detail about the ethnic constitution of the sample.…”

Cardiac Disease and Its Consequences on the Partner Relationship: A Systematic Review

“…Qualitative descriptive study n = 12 patients; 4 partners [40][41][42]. One study reported that the couples did not discuss the disease at all, nor did they handle the implications of the MI together [44].…”

Dyadic benefit finding after myocardial infarction: A qualitative investigation

“…Research has indicated that the family's attitude may also affect the patient's adaptation to the illness and rehabilitation. 13,14 Given the evidence that couples tend to cope more as a dyad in response to the common trauma/adversity, it is plausible to assume that benefit finding is also constructed in a dyadic form. 15,16 For example, a qualitative study of couples after an MI found that the partner's emotional reaction to the heart attack included increase surveillance behavior, and such behaviors resulted in couples becoming closer.…”