Psychosocial Stress Among Women Suffering From CHD & Its Complications (A Comparative Study In Rural And Urban Residents Of The Sindh)

Authors

  • Khalida Soomro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v32i1-2.178

Keywords:

Psychosocial Stress Among Women Suffering From CHD & Its Complications

Abstract

Method: This study is population based case study of women hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or severe angina pectoris.

Result: Financial problems appeared to be important risk factor for CHD (90%) in urban females. At least as important however was perceived stress from spouse (20% Vs 25%), separation (5% Vs 1%), dissatisfaction with amount and quality of leisure time(15% Vs 5%) in urban than rural women.

Discussion: Certainly not all the stress is bed and infect sometimes those events that are perceived  us new interesting and challenging, for example are often beneficial.

Conclusion: The psychosocial risk profile between two communities demonstrated several unexplained differences in CHD incidence not accounded for major risk factor between the urban and rural female population.

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Soomro K. Psychosocial Stress Among Women Suffering From CHD & Its Complications (A Comparative Study In Rural And Urban Residents Of The Sindh). Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2012Jul.26 [cited 2024Nov.24];32(1-2). Available from: https://pakheartjournal1.pcs.org.pk/index.php/pk/article/view/178