Coping strategies and attitudes towards health in cardiac patients
Journal: Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases
Year: 2023

Highlights. The importance of psychological assessment and psychological support in Cardiology Departments has been demonstrated. For the first time, predominant coping strategy in cardiac patients was revealed. Background. Why do patients with the same disease, disease course, prognosis and treatment have different outcomes? One hypothesis points to the influence of internal resources used in coping with the disease. A.B. Smulewicz in 1984 identified the association between the clinical symptom