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Health promotion and support in cardiac care

Abstract

A number of psychosocial factors, including learned helplessness, have been shown to impact across clinical populations. Little is known, however, about the nature of the relationship between social support and self-efficacy and the presence of learned helplessness following an acute myocardial infarction.

Author Details

Benjamin A. Smallheer, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Sigma Membership

Beta Epsilon

Lead Author Affiliation

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Learned Helplessness, Self-efficacy, Social Support

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Social support and self efficacy's influence on helplessness following an acute myocardial infarction

Melbourne, Australia

A number of psychosocial factors, including learned helplessness, have been shown to impact across clinical populations. Little is known, however, about the nature of the relationship between social support and self-efficacy and the presence of learned helplessness following an acute myocardial infarction.