Determination of the Alexithymia in Patients with Myocardial Infarction
Journal Title: Bezmiâlem Science - Year 2020, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine alexithymia and related factors in patients with myocardial infarction. Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study including 211 patients was conducted between June and November 2016. Data were collected using a face-to-face interview method with “Patient Information Form” and Toronto Alexithymia scale-20. The number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis and Bonferroni test were used to evaluate the data. Results: Patients with myocardial infarction have alexithymic features. Gender, educational level, place of residence, working status, income level, duration of coronary artery disease and hypertension affected the “Toronto Alexithymia scale-20” point average (p<0.05). Also, gender, education level, working status, income level and tell someone else about disease affect patients’ “difficulty in recognizing emotions”; the use of alcohol affects the “difficulty of expressing emotions”, the age and working status affect the “externally-oriented thinking” (p<0.05). Conclusion: Attention should be paid to the effect of alexithymic features on the diagnosis and treatment of myocardial infarction due to the presence of alexithymic features in patients with myocardial infarction and the presence of many factors affecting these features.
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Ayşenur TÜRKMEN, Sevilay HİNTİSTAN
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