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Sense of coherence as a predictor of health-related behaviours among patients with coronary heart disease
- Source :
- European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 13(4), 345-356. SAGE Publications Inc.
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Aims: A high sense of coherence (SOC) has been found to be associated with favourable health-related behaviours. However, evidence is for the most part lacking on the influence of SOC on health-related behaviours among coronary heart disease patients. The aim of this study was to explore the association between SOC at baseline and smoking status, nutrition behaviour, physical exercise and alcohol consumption of coronary heart disease patients 12-28 months after they had undergone different cardiac treatments.Methods: A total of 179 coronary heart disease patients (mean age 58.32 +/- 6.54 years, 19% female) were interviewed before coronary angiography and 12-28 months after. Self-report data about health-related behaviours were obtained via a structured interview. SOC was measured using the 13-item Orientation to Life Questionnaire. The relationship between SOC and health-related behaviours was examined using regression and cross-lagged path analyses.Results: SOC at baseline predicted non-smoking and quitting smoking: odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) per unit increase (over range 38-91) was 1.11 (1.03-1.19) and 1.09 (1.01-1.17), respectively. Moreover, baseline SOC predicted healthy nutrition behaviour among percutaneous coronary intervention patients: the OR per unit increase was 1.08 (95% CI: 1.01-1.15). Lastly, SOC at baseline predicted improvement in alcohol consumption at follow-up among coronary artery bypass grafting patients (standard score result: -0.15, pConclusion: Coronary heart disease patients with a low SOC before treatment are less likely to improve health behaviours after cardiac treatment and should thus get additional attention in health promotion.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Alcohol Drinking
health promotion
medicine.medical_treatment
Health Behavior
QUESTIONNAIRE
Physical exercise
sense of coherence
law.invention
Coronary artery bypass surgery
Quality of life
Randomized controlled trial
law
health behaviour
QUALITY-OF-LIFE
GENERAL-PRACTICE
medicine
Humans
longitudinal studies
ARTERY-DISEASE
Myocardial infarction
Aged
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
Coronary disease
business.industry
Smoking
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Middle Aged
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL
medicine.disease
ANGINA-PECTORIS
PREVENTION
Medical–Surgical Nursing
MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE
Structured interview
Physical therapy
Smoking cessation
Female
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
INTERVENTION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14745151
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0710b46ff7bab51e0ea815fa45a68740