CHANGES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR OF CORONARY AND NON-CORONARY PATIENTS FOLLOWING HOSPITALIZATION – A SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP

Autor: Gordana Nikolić, Ljiljana Samardžić, Tatjana Jovanović
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Acta Medica Medianae, Vol 51, Iss 1, Pp 12-19 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0365-4478
Popis: The aim of the paper was to determine specific spontaneous changes in psychological and behavioral parameters in patients who had a myocardial infarction compared to non-coronary patients during a period of six months after hospitalization. Thirty-three hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction (group K) and 30 hospitalized non-coronary patients (group C) were compared and than followed up for six months for the following psychological parameters: intensity of anxiety, intensity of depression, intensity of aggression, exposure to stressful life events; and risk health behaviors - alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and lack of physical activity. On admission, anxiety and depression were more pronounced in group K, as well as the exposure to stressful life events. After six months, the level of aggression in group K was lower compared to the initial measurement (p
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