Correlation between uncertainty in illness and family support of patients with coronary heart disease
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2014.11.021
- VernacularTitle:冠心病患者家庭支持与疾病不确定感的相关性分析
- Author:
Wenjiao WANG
1
;
Ying DENG
;
Yuzhi SHEN
Author Information
1. 100069 北京，首都医科大学护理学院
- Keywords:
Coronary heart disease;
Family support;
Uncertainty in illness;
Correlation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2014;20(11):1293-1295
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the correlation between uncertainty in illness and family support of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in order to provide the basis for taking effective individual nursing intervention and promoting the rehabilitation of patients .Methods One hundred and thirty-two CHD patients were surveyed by Mishel uncertainty in illness scale and perceived social support from family scale (PSS-Fa). Results The total score of uncertainty in illness was (69.11 ±9.398) in the patients with CHD, and the family support was negatively correlated with uncertainty in illness (r=-0.359,P<0.05).The differences were found in the score of uncertainty in illness in CHD patients with different education background , occupation, degree of discomfort, and history of coronary artery stent (F/t=5.047,3.131,4.229,-3.972, respectively;P <0.05 ).Conclusions The family support of CHD patients is negatively correlated with uncertainty in illness , and the clinical nurses should pay attention to the family support situation , so as to reduce the uncertainty in illness and improve their quality of life .
