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The Relationship Between Social Support and Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle Among Patients With Coronary Artery Disease in the North of Jordan

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  • Loai I. Tawalbeh
  • Ahmad Tubaishat
  • Abdul-Monim Batiha
  • Manar Al-Azzam
  • Mohammed AlBashtawy

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Numerous studies have shown that social support improves health behaviors in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between adherence to a healthy lifestyle, and social support and selected sociodemographics among patients with CAD. Cross-sectional descriptive design was used. A convenient sample of 153 patients with CAD was recruited from the cardiac clinic in an educational hospital in the north of Jordan. One hundred and thirty-three patients completed the interview. Social support was the most significant predictor— t (124) = 9.51, p

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  • Loai I. Tawalbeh & Ahmad Tubaishat & Abdul-Monim Batiha & Manar Al-Azzam & Mohammed AlBashtawy, 2015. "The Relationship Between Social Support and Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle Among Patients With Coronary Artery Disease in the North of Jordan," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 24(2), pages 121-138, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:24:y:2015:i:2:p:121-138
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773813501194
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