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Living with a history of a heart attack: a human science investigation
Author(s) -
Ford Joan S
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1989.tb01522.x
Subject(s) - anonymity , work (physics) , event (particle physics) , psychology , space (punctuation) , medicine , computer security , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
The intent of this study was to gain insights into and a deeper understanding of what it means to live with a history of a heart attack for males at least 2 years after the event The descriptive/interpretive work of the study is based on conversations with seven men who had heart attacks, all of whom subsequently returned to work The insights emerge from the descriptions which focused respectively on the expenences of the body, other, time, and space Pseudonyms are used instead of the participants' names This has been necessary to maintain anonymity of the persons concemed