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Cardiac Patients and Spouses

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  • Gail A. Hilbert

    (Trenton State College)

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This study examined the relationships among satisfaction with family function and emotional states of a nonprobability sample of sixty-six myocardial infarction (AM patients and their spouses who were recruited from hospitals in the Delaware Valley. Patients and spouses completed the Family APGAR and the Affects Balance Scale. It was found that both patients and spouses experienced substantial emotional distress when compared with the norms for nonclinical subjects. They were highly correlated on both measures, particularly for positive emotion and satisfaction with family function (p

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  • Gail A. Hilbert, 1994. "Cardiac Patients and Spouses," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 3(3), pages 243-252, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:3:y:1994:i:3:p:243-252
    DOI: 10.1177/105477389400300307
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    1. Waltz, Millard, 1986. "Marital context and post-infarction quality of life: Is it social support or something more?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 22(8), pages 791-805, January.
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