Abstract
An assumption in Modeling and Role-Modeling theory is that meeting instinctive needs promotes growth and development across the life span (Erickson, Tomlin, & Swain, 1988). The need for object attachments is one type of need. Loss of an attachment results in the grief process with denial and shock as the first stage. For the coronary client, an acute episode of chest pain may threaten the loss of an attachment object (one's heart function). Determining a coronary client's level of denial is important data and is needed before the nurse can develop individualized interventions to facilitate the client's adaptation. The purpose of this exploratory study was to refine and test the Robinson Self-Appraisal Inventory-Form D (RSAI-Form D), a self-administered scale designed to measure denial.
Sigma Membership
Xi Kappa at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Chest Pain, Heart Attack Survivors, Cardiac Nursing
Advisor
Helen Erickson
Second Advisor
Carolyn Kinney
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of Texas at Austin
Degree Year
1992
Recommended Citation
Robinson, Karen Rae, "Developing a scale to measure responses of clients with actual or potential myocardial infarctions" (2019). Dissertations. 1472.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1472
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-12-03
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9309268; ProQuest document ID: 304038433. The author still retains copyright.