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Elderly women described 5 phases of living with change after myocardial infarction

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.4.2.64

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    Sutherland B, Jensen L.Living with change: elderly women's perceptions of having a myocardial infarction.Qual Health Res2000 Sep;10:661–76OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    QUESTION: What are elderly women's perceptions about having a myocardial infarction (MI)?

    Design

    Exploratory design using a qualitative approach.

    Setting

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    Patients

    11 women (70–85 y) who were identified in 2 large tertiary care hospitals. Inclusion criteria were age ≥70 years, a first MI, 8 weeks post-MI and had not received coronary artery bypass surgery, ability to speak and read English, ability to reflect on and verbalise perceptions and experiences, and residence within the city limits.

    Methods

    Women participated in unstructured interviews in their homes. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribedverbatim. Content analysis was done and emerging themes were grouped into categories. Pattern coding was done to identify and explain emerging patterns. More comprehensive categories were developed for a more integrated understanding of events. Categories and themes were validated in telephone interviews with participants.

    Main findings

    Older women perceived the experience of having an MI as living with change. Throughout their …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: no external funding.

    • For correspondence: Dr L Jensen, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada. Fax +1 780 492 2551.