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The Jalowiec Coping Scale was factor analyzed using scores of spouses of 210 cardiac surgery patients. Three factors were found which agreed with the factors reported by Jalowiec. Factor I was related to Confrontive coping strategies, Factor II to Palliative strategies, and Factor III to Emotive strategies. A little over 31% of the variance was accounted for by the three factors. Alpha reliabilities were .84, .70, and .74, respectively, for the three factors.
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Adaptación Psicológica , Cardiopatías/psicología , Matrimonio , Pruebas Psicológicas , Adulto , Anciano , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos/psicología , Femenino , Cardiopatías/cirugía , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Solución de Problemas , PsicometríaRESUMEN
This study investigated relationships between demographic and medical variables, attitudes, perceived beliefs of others, and intentions toward medical regimen adherence and actual posthospitalization regimen adherence. During hospitalization, attitudes, perceived beliefs of others, and intentions toward prescribed medical regimen were elicited from 112 persons recovering from a first time myocardial infarction (MI). Six to 9 months posthospitalization, attitudes, perceived beliefs of others, and adherence behaviors were assessed. Multiple regression analysis indicated that, during hospitalization, attitudes and perceived beliefs of others were strong indicators of intentions to adhere to the medical regimen, but they were not indicators of actual adherence posthospitalization. Posthospitalization, attitudes and perceived beliefs of others were strong indicators of actual regimen adherence. Findings indicate rehabilitation plans for the MI patient should be individualized for hospital and home and should include data on health belief variables.
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Actitud Frente a la Salud , Infarto del Miocardio/psicología , Cooperación del Paciente , Adulto , Anciano , Demografía , Dieta , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Hospitalización , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Modelos Psicológicos , Infarto del Miocardio/rehabilitación , FumarRESUMEN
The Southern California Sensory Integration Tests have been developed primarily for the evaluation of children with learning disabilities, yet they have potential for the assessment of adult perceptual dysfunction. In this research the Southern California Figure-Ground Visual Perception Test (FGP) was administered to a sample of 100 adult males and validated through correlation with the Embedded Figures Test (EFT). The results of the investigation found a normal distribution of figure-ground scores in addition to a significant correlation with the EFT. The means, standard deviations, and ranges are presented. Further data on relationship of the FGP to age, socioeconomic status, and educational level are presented, as well as a detailed description of the sample. It is concluded that this test is a satisfactory alternative to the EFT in interdisciplinary research by occupational therapists and, as an instrument, it has some important advantages for assessing figure-ground perception in persons with motor impairment or who are under psychotropic medication.
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Desempeño Psicomotor/fisiología , Percepción Visual/fisiología , Adulto , Educación , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Factores SocioeconómicosRESUMEN
Investigated the validity of the Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude as a predictor of WISC-R Full Scale IQ. A multiple regression equation was computed for 126 Ss, who had been administered both tests using the WISC-R Full Scale IQ as the criterion variable and the Language and Nonlanguage scores of the SFTAA as predictor variables. The multiple correlation was .73, which indicated satisfactory validity. The regression coefficients are presented.