The Impact of Protection Motivation Theory on the Self-Care of Patients with Myocardial Infarction

The impact of PMT on the Self-Care of patients with MI

Myocardial infarction Self-care Psychological intervention

Authors

  • Yulaeva Irina Andreevna
    yulaevairina7@gmail.com
    Teacher, Department of Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics with a Course of Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics, Postgradueted Faculty, Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan
  • Abdaladeem Yousif Jasem Al-Hadi University College, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq
  • Mohammed Radhi Thammer Department of Density, Al-Manara College For Medical Sciences, Maysan, Iraq, Iraq
  • Fahim Cheffat Salman Department of English, College of Education, Sawa University, Samawah, Iraq, Iraq
  • Amira Jassim Mohammed Department of Medical Instrumentation Engineering Techniques, Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University, Iraq, Iraq
  • Maryam Ali Najeeb Department of Medical Laboratories Technology, Al-Nisour University College, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq
  • Ahmed M. Hashim Mazaya University College, Dhi Qar, Iraq, Iraq
Vol 11, No(Special Issue) 2024
Quantitative Study(ies)
September 5, 2024
January 29, 2023

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Background: Self-care is becoming increasingly popular due to rising medical costs, isolation from family, and rising hospital infections. Therefore, the current research aimed to investigate the impact of psychological intervention training based on the protection motivation theory (PMT) on the self-care of patients with myocardial infarction (MI).

Methods: The current study utilized both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The quantitative section was quasi-experimental, with pre-test and post-test design and control group. In 2021, 106 patients with MI were selected for statistical analysis at Ibn Al-Bitar Specialized Hospital for Cardiac Surgery in Baghdad, Iraq. Using SPSS software, the Shapiro-Wilk test was used to examine the normality of the distribution of the variables, Levene's test was utilized to investigate the equality of variances, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was utilized to evaluate the study.

Results: The results of a one-way ANCOVA indicated that the subscales, including proper diet (F = 42.53, P < 0.001), non-smoking (F = 7.81, P < 0.001), physical activity (F = 55.96, P < 0.001), adherence to prescribed medication regimen (F = 91.65, P < 0.001), and adjusting the effect of stressful variables (F = 27.74, P < 0.001) improved significantly.

Conclusion: PMT, by improving various aspects and subscales of self-care in patients with MI, can be used as an effective educational intervention to help improve these patients' lifestyles and return them as quickly as possible to normal life.

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