A Group-Based Program of Emotional Recovery for Younger Women Following Myocardial Infarction

Autor/inn/en	Bowers, Michele J.; Buchanan, Marla J.
Titel	A Group-Based Program of Emotional Recovery for Younger Women Following Myocardial Infarction
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Counselling, 41 (2007) 2, S.77-90 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0828-3893
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Intervention; Heart Disorders; Females; Young Adults; Emotional Response; Mental Health; Psychological Patterns; Group Counseling; Counseling Techniques; Counseling Effectiveness; Outcomes of Treatment; Autobiographies; Self Concept; Self Management; Social Support Groups; Coping; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Herzkrankheit; Weibliches Geschlecht; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Emotionales Verhalten; Psychohygiene; Gruppenberatung; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Selbstkonzept; Selbstmanagement; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bewältigung; Kanada
Abstract	Heart disease is the leading cause of illness, disability, and death among women in Canada. Myocardial infarction (MI) accounts for almost half of these deaths yearly. The purpose of this study was to understand younger women's experience of recovery from MI. A purposive sample consisting of six younger women diagnosed with MI participated in an eight-week guided autobiographical (GA) group intervention where they engaged in weekly reflection, writing, and group dialogue. The experience of loss, uncertainty, changes in self-perception, self-care, health care and support from others, and caring for others emerged from the data analysis. GA was shown to be an effective psychosocial intervention to facilitate emotional recovery following a significant cardiac event as all participants described the GA group as a therapeutic component of their recovery process. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10