Coping Strategies Scale for myocardial infarction survivors

Abstract

Background & objective: Studies have indicated that myocardial infarction survivors (MIS) not only experience physiological and physical issues but also psychosocial issues. The survivors consciously or unconsciously may adopt certain strategies to cope with their biological and / or psychosocial issues. Such coping strategies may vary from culture to culture.

The current study aimed to develop a scale to investigate the coping strategies adopted by myocardial infarction survival in Pakistani culture.

Methodology: For this purpose, 25 MIS were interviewed and were asked about how they MIS cope with their biological and psychosocial issues. From this phenomenology, their coping statements were recorded and items were generated. Following the phase of scale development, the scale of 13 items with a 4-point Likert scale was administered on 200 MIS.

Results: The use of Principle Component Factor Analysis through Varimax Rotation suggested two factors i.e. Spiritual Coping and Solution-Focused Coping.

Conclusion: The results of the current study indicated the MIS not only use solution-focused coping but they also get involved in spiritual coping in managing their biological as well as psychosocial issues in Pakistani culture. The results are discussed in context to the importance of spirituality and a solution-focused approach.

Key words: Coping strategies; Spiritual coping; Solution-focused coping; Myocardial infarction survivors; Pakistan

Abbreviations: CDC – Cardiovascular diseases; MI – myocardial infarction; CSS – Coping Strategies Scale

Citation: Khaliq T, Rafiq M. Coping Strategies Scale for myocardial infarction survivors. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2021;25(3):267–273. DOI: doi.org/10.35975/apic.v25i3.1512

Received: December 28, 2020; Reviewed: January 8, 2021; Accepted: February 28, 2021