CORRELATION BETWEEN COPING STRATEGIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS IN NEPAL
ABSTRACT: To examine the correlation
between coping strategies and quality of life (QoL) among patients with
myocardial infarction (MI)
Method: A descriptive correlational design was used to examine the
relationship between coping strategies and QoL among 88 patients with MI who
were older than 18 years, 2 months after the initial diagnosis of MI. QoL was
assessed using the cardiac version of the Quality of Life Index. Coping
strategy was assessed using Jalowiec Coping Scale. Problem-focused coping and
emotion-focused coping were also compared in male and female patients.
Results: Problem-focused coping was significantly positively associated
with overall QoL (r = .41, p = <.01), particularly the health and
functioning dimension (rs = .39, p = <.01) and socio-economic dimension (rs
= .46, p = <.01) but not with psychological & spiritual and family
dimension. Men used more problem-focused coping strategies than women. The
problem-focused coping score was significantly different between men and women
(t = 4.9, p <.05).
Conclusion: The results revealed that patients who used more of
problem-focused coping had better QoL than patients who used less
problem-focused coping. Educating patients to enhance the use of appropriate
coping strategies may be useful to promote the QoL of Nepalese patients with
MI.
Author: Bimala Panthee,
Charuwan Kritpracha, Tippamas Chinnawong
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg110019
