This study is a secondary analysis which compared the psychosocial and functional adjustment of MI couples who manifest different patterns of psychological distress. Data were collected on 130 couples two months after the husband's MI. Couples were categorized into four groups based on their scores on a psychological distress measure, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). Husbands and wives completed the demographic questionnaire, the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ6), and the three subscales (domestic adjustment. sexual relationship, social adjustment) of the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS). In addition, husbands completed the Cardiac Symptoms List (CSL) and wives completed the Caregiving Involvement Questionnaire (CIQ). Data were analyzed using One-Way Multivariate Analysis of Variance with four groups followed by Tukey's Post Hoc Test. Relevant extraneous variables (cardiac symptoms, number of prescribed medications, social support satisfaction of the husband and the wife) were controlled using One-Way Multivariate Analysis of Covariance. Nursing assessment to detect the presence of emotional distress and to identify the affected member(s) in the couple should be an integral part of nursing care. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.35363 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Kim, Mi-Yeon. |
| Contributors | Purden, Margaret A. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Nursing.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001605515, proquestno: MQ44196, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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