Study on social adaptation of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction

doi:10.3969/j.issn.16744748.2015.12.008

Abstract：Objective:To deeply explore the status of social adaptation of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI),so as to lay the foundation for promoting the care quality and health outcomes.Methods:A to-tal of 18 elderly AMI patients who met the standard received twice interviews respectively at a week after ad-mission and a month later after discharge by using qualitative and quantitative combination method,then to e-valuate their health related dysfunctional or difficulty degree by using the World Health Organization Disability Rating Scale 2.0.The content analysis and statistical analysis were respectively carried out for interview tran-scripts and obstacle degree.Results:The main manifestations of social adaptation of elderly patients with AMI in the acute stage included social adaptation,psychological adaptation,learning adaptation,lifestyle changes and medical compliance behaviors.Compared with that on 7th day,the difficulties were different in life activities, community involvement,walking around and self care at 1 month later after discharge (P <0.05).Conclusion:The elderly patients with AMI in the acute stage are faced with the challenges of adaption of the complex social life.They need to get the targeted support to adapt to the disease state as soon as possible.