Health Behavior of Patients after Receiving Coronary Stent and Stretch Support among Coronary Artery Disease without Recurrence of Stenosis

Abstract

This qualitative research aimed to study health behavior among patients with coronary artery disease after receiving the coronary stent and stretch support but without a recurrence of stenosis. Twelve participants were in-depth interviewed from July to December, 2014. Non-participant observation was also applied to data collection. A content analysis, according to Morse and Field 1996, was applied to analyze the data. The finding showed the participants perceived the condition as having a chance of recurrence, happening suddenly, causing death, and returning to normalcy after being treated. Based on these perceptions, they stated three major categories of health routines. The first category was integrating medical treatment in daily living. The categories composed of four sub-categories including changing pattern of eating, taking medication as prescribed, following medical appointment, changing pattern of activities and managing emotional status doing distractions to community lifestyle and applying Buddhist concepts. The second category was learning and watching for abnormal signs. This category encompassed learning and watching for signs of stenosis and learning and watching for bleeding resulting from anticoaglulation drugs. The last category was receiving family support to benefit health behaviors.