Malinauskas Mindaugas Romualdovich

The purpose of the study is to examine the characteristics of the sense of coherence in cardiac patients after myocardial infarction. To achieve this goal the short form of the Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence Questionnaire was used in this study. The results showed that sense of coherence was stronger in men with myocardial infarction compared with women who had a myocardial infarction.

the purpose of the study is to evaluate anxiety and depression levels in cardiac patients after myocardial infarction. To achieve this goal the Beck's Depression Inventory and Beck's Anxiety Inventory were used in this study. The results showed that the levels of anxiety and depression were higher in women with myocardial infarction compared with men who had a myocardial infarction.