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Adaptation Positions and Behavior Among Post--Myocardial Infarction Patients
Eva Brink, PhD*
Department of Nursing, Health and Culture
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: eva.brink{at}hv.se.
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This study explores myocardial infarction patients’ experiences of adaptation to illness consequences after one year, focusing on experiences of "the self." The study sample consisted of 19 respondents (10 women, 9 men) who have suffered a first-time myocardial infarction. They were interviewed 1 year after the acute heart attack. A constant comparative method for grounded theory provided the strategies used for data collection and analysis. Codes emerged and memos clarified theoretical reflections. The resulting model was able to illustrate possible mechanisms underlying two different behaviors: self-modifying and self-protecting behavior. Four different adaptation positions were identified: put up with current health, struggle for health, ignore illness, and struggle against illness. These categories were related to two core categories: self-agency and coping with illness consequences. This model may clarify the different adaptive behavior observed among post–myocardial infarction patients.
First published on March 10, 2009, doi:10.1177/1054773809332326
Clinical Nursing Research 2009;18:119.
A more recent version of this article appeared on May 1, 2009
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