Functional Status and Search for Meaning After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Brenda G. Skaggs, Bernice C. Yates

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in the search for meaning and functional status (psychological and physical) between persons who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention and have recurrent angina symptoms and those who do not have recurrent symptoms. Participants (224; 147 male, 77 female) who underwent PCI completed the following study materials: Meaning in Heart Disease instrument, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and SF36v2™. Persons with recurrent angina symptoms (40% of the sample) were more likely to have higher disrupted meaning, greater anxiety, greater depression, lower physical functioning, and greater use of meaning-based coping (searching for answers and refocusing global meaning) compared with individuals without recurrent symptoms. Interventions are needed to identify the risk of recurrent symptoms after percutaneous coronary intervention and provide coping and cognitive behavioral interventions focused on managing the psychological and physical disruptions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)248-261
Number of pages14
JournalWestern journal of nursing research
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2016

Keywords

  • angina
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • physical functioning
  • psychological functioning
  • search for meaning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nursing(all)

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