Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Contribution of Personality Traits to Marital Satisfaction, Well Being and Physical Health in Couples Coping With Coronary Heart Disease Versus a Control Group
The main purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of personality traits to marital satisfaction and well -being among couples coping with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and couples from the general population, and to health promoting behaviors and physical recovery among the ill partners.
Heart disease is the world's leading cause of death in most industrial countries and it
requires drastic changes in the lifestyle of the patient. Research on social support and
coping with stress has repeatedly shown that being in a supportive spousal relationship has
a significant effect on the recovery from a heart disease through alterations in mood, as
well as through health habits. However, there are interpersonal differences in the abilities
to receive and to provide support. Most of the literature to date has focused either on the
experiences of the support recipient or on the support provider; much less research has
taken both partners' characteristics into consideration (Revenson & DeLongis, 2011).
The current research aims to broaden the understanding of spousal support among couples
coping with a life threatening illness- Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) versus general
population of couples. Two studies were designed. Study 1(control group) will focus on
general population of couples and its goal is examine the contribution of personality traits
of the couples to their marital satisfaction and well-being. Study 2 (target group) will
focus on couples coping with a first acute coronary heart disease and its goal is to examine
the contribution of personality traits of the couples to their marital satisfaction and
well-being, and to health promoting behaviors (smoking cessation, medication adherence) and
physical recovery (change in body mass index, change in cholesterol levels) of the ill
partners.
The proposed research is a prospective, longitudinal study. The control group will be 100
couples who are not coping with a life threatening illness. The couples will complete self
report questionnaires. The target group will be 127 male patients and their partners. The
couples will be recruited during the patients' first hospitalization for ACS. The
participants will complete questionnaires during the hospitalization and again six months
later. Relevant data will be obtained from their medical files.
This study's findings could inform clinicians whose goal is to foster better patient-spouse
dynamics in the context of major medical stressors. Helping couples master the challenge of
providing and receiving support in such trying times may contribute to enhanced levels of
adherence among patients which, in turn, would lead to improved health and saved lives.
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Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective
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