Behavior of health level before myocardial infraction depending on sociodemographic variables

Abstract

Admission. Myocardial infraction belongs to group of acute coronary syndromes which are characterized by disturbances in the coronary circulatory systems. That leads to reduction or limitation of blood flow in coronary artery. The health of unit or population depends on a lot of variables. The applicable health model has been published by Marc Lalonde. This concept showed how important is healthy lifestyle role in health shaping.

Aim. Purpose of this study was assessment of patient’s health before myocardial infraction depending on sociodemographic variables.

Material and methods. Research has been conducted on group of one hundred patients with recognized myocardial hearth attack hospitalized in Department of Cardiology and the Department of Intensive Cardiac Supervision in the name of Ludwik Błażek in Inowroclaw. In this study method that has been used is estimation method. Data from the patients has been taken in questionnaire form. The research tool used in the study was the Health Behavior Inventory questionnaire and the author's record.

Results. In a group of all respondents whole spread of sten scale IZZ has been obtained. The most of respondents has reach 6th level of sten scale, which is related to high average. Taking into account sociodemographic variables we can see that women’s more often achieve average results, men achieve low average results. Respondents with higher education level achieves high level of health behaviors, respondents with secondary education reached average level of health behaviors. Respondents with primary or vocational education achieved low level of health behaviors. People that stays in marriage shows a low level of health behaviors. Retired respondents reached average level. People that works – level low. Next was respondents below 74 years old – they showed low level of health behaviors. People between 75 and 99 years old achieved average results level.