Social support as a predictor of depressive symptoms and quality of life among women with coronary heart disease post hospitalization /
The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms and quality of life among women with coronary heart disease post hospitalization. Research in this area indicated that lack of social support contributed to depression and poor quality of life aft...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Gombak, Selangor :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2007
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Click here to view 1st 24 pages of the thesis. Members can view fulltext at the specified PCs in the library. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between social support and
depressive symptoms and quality of life among women with coronary heart disease
post hospitalization. Research in this area indicated that lack of social support
contributed to depression and poor quality of life after one is treated for heart disease,
thus affecting recovery and prognosis. Though this is the situation, research focused
on women is scarce. Therefore there is a need to understand the condition of women
with CHD in Malaysia. Three types of social support were studied; physical support,
emotional support and informational support. It was hypothesized that (a) the more
support received the less depressive symptoms reported, and (b) the more support
received the better the quality of life. Coping strategy was hypothesized to moderate
the relationship between social support and the outcomes. Sixty women above 40
years old, who were attending follow-up clinic at the National Heart Institute, Kuala
Lumpur, were interviewed. Fifty were interviewed using a questionnaire containing
items from the scales mentioned here, while the other ten were interviewed using an
open-ended questionnaire meant for a qualitative analysis. Instruments used in this
research were Social Support Scale (Sherbourne & Stewart, 1991), COPE (Carver &
Weintraub, 1989), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Zigmond &
Snaith, 1983) and the MacNew Heart Disease Health Related Quality of Life
Questionnaire (Oldridge & Lynette, 2000). Results of the research showed that
informational support significantly predicted depressive symptoms, but not quality of
life. Problem-focused coping moderates the relationship between informational
support and depressive symptoms and quality of life. Qualitative analysis revealed that
social support improves quality of life and enhances emotional well-being. The
findings of this study may have implications in the design of cardiac rehabilitation
programmes in Malaysia. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Abstracts in English and Arabic. "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Human Sciences (Psychology)."--On t.p. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 89 leaves ; 30 cm. Also available on 4 3/4 in. computer optical disc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-76). |
| Access: | Access for fulltext of thesis is provided through digital format. |