Effects of gender and preference for information and control on anxiety early after myocardial infarction.

Garvin, BJ; Moser, DK; Riegel, B; McKinley, S; Doering, L; An, K

Effects of gender and preference for information and control on anxiety early after myocardial infarction.

Garvin, BJ Moser, DK Riegel, B McKinley, S Doering, L An, K

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Citation:: Nursing research, 2003, 52 (6), pp. 386 - 392
Issue Date:: 2003-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Garvin, BJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Moser, DK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Riegel, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McKinley, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Doering, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	An, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2003-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nursing research, 2003, 52 (6), pp. 386 - 392	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0029-6562	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/4396
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Men and women differ in anxiety, which is one of the most stressful outcomes of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This anxiety may be moderated by coping styles of preference for information and control. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the relation of gender and preference for information and control to anxiety during the critical care period after AMI. METHODS: As part of a larger study on complications after AMI, a descriptive cross-sectional multicenter one-group investigation designed with a convenience sample of AMI patients admitted to acute care units was conducted. Within the first 48 hours after the patients were admitted to the hospital, anxiety was assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory, and preference for information and control was measured using the Krantz Health Opinion Survey. RESULTS: The sample of AMI patients (N = 410) was 68% male, 87% White, 68% married. The women were significantly older than the men (p <.05) and significantly more anxious (p <.05). Multiple stepwise regression analysis with a control for age demonstrated that neither preference for information nor preference for control moderated the relation of gender and anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: The women expressed greater anxiety than the men. However, the men and women were similar at all levels of anxiety in their preference for information and control. The search for other factors related to the stress of AMI will help healthcare providers design effective interventions to reduce anxiety among men and women.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Nursing research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1097/00006199-200311000-00006	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Myocardial Infarction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Internal-External Control	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Men	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Women	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Participation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Satisfaction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Education as Topic	en_US
dc.title	Effects of gender and preference for information and control on anxiety early after myocardial infarction.	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	52	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	52	en_US

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Men and women differ in anxiety, which is one of the most stressful outcomes of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This anxiety may be moderated by coping styles of preference for information and control. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the relation of gender and preference for information and control to anxiety during the critical care period after AMI. METHODS: As part of a larger study on complications after AMI, a descriptive cross-sectional multicenter one-group investigation designed with a convenience sample of AMI patients admitted to acute care units was conducted. Within the first 48 hours after the patients were admitted to the hospital, anxiety was assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory, and preference for information and control was measured using the Krantz Health Opinion Survey. RESULTS: The sample of AMI patients (N = 410) was 68% male, 87% White, 68% married. The women were significantly older than the men (p <.05) and significantly more anxious (p <.05). Multiple stepwise regression analysis with a control for age demonstrated that neither preference for information nor preference for control moderated the relation of gender and anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: The women expressed greater anxiety than the men. However, the men and women were similar at all levels of anxiety in their preference for information and control. The search for other factors related to the stress of AMI will help healthcare providers design effective interventions to reduce anxiety among men and women.

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