Abstract
Objective To investigate the uncertainty in illness and coping styles among young patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and analyze their correlation. Methods We used Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS) and the Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire (MCMQ) to assessed 134 young AMI patients cross section study, and analyzed the correlation among the results. Results Total score regarding young AMI patients′ uncertainty in illness was (125.45±24.49); the average facing score and the avoidance score and the yield score regarding MCMQ were (20.08±4.82), (15.18±2.83) and (7.14±2.69) respectively. Analysis indicated that both the facing and the avoidance score were negatively correlated with the total score of MUIS (r=-0.351, -0.267; P<0.05); the yield score were positively correlated with the total score of MUIS (r=0.344, P<0.01). Conclusions The uncertainty of illness is at high level among young AMI patients, coping it in a positive way is helpful with decreasing patients′ uncertainty in illness. Key words: Acute myocardial infarction; Youth; Uncertainty in illness; Coping style; Correlation
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