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Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing 2(1):p 5-11, January - April 2013. | DOI:
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Assessment of Illness Perception among Post Myocardial Infarction Patients
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A descriptive study was undertaken to assess the illness perception among post Myocardial Infarction patients at Jayadeva Institute of cardiovascular sciences and research. All patients admitted with Myocardial Infarction were selected using convenience sampling technique and sample size comprised of 50 patients. A standardized tool, Illness Perception Questionnaire- Revised was used to collect self reports. The findings revealed that mean score was 166.28, standard deviation was 1.617 and mean percentage was 87.5. The results were further analyzed by correlation analysis within the categories of illness perception. Although all the categories were not correlated, there was a positive correlation with over all score of illness perception and all categories. Pertaining to association with the illness perception score and demographic variables, no association was found.
Keywords: Illness perception; Illness perception Questionnaire-Revised; Myocardial Infarction.
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