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Abstract The Relationship Between Denial and Behavior Pattern in the Patient Experiencing Myocardial Infarction Cynthia Collmann Barinsky 1984 A study of 21 Midwestern male patients experiencing myocardial infarction was conducted to determine: 1) whether or not these patients adapt to the myocardial infarction with the use of denial as a form of adaptation; 2) the type of behavior pattern present in these patients; and 3) whether there is a relationship between the use of denial as a form of adaptation and the type of behavior pattern present in these patients. A survey approach was instigated using two research tools. To determine denial, the Hackett-Cassem Denial Scale was completed using a personal contact interview. The second tool was the Jenkins Activity Survey, a questionnaire to determine Type A or Type B behavior pattern. The Adaptation Model of Sister Callista Roy was used to provide the conceptual framework for the relationship of denial and behavior pattern. The statistical test utilized in the analysis of data was Chi square and a 2x2 contingency table. The .05 level of significance was accepted for this study. The major conclusion were: 1) the use of denial as a form of adaptation occurred in seventy-one percent of myocardial infarction patients studied; 2) neither Type A nor Type B behavior pattern predominated; and 3) there was no significant relationship between denial and Type A/B behavior pattern in the study.
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