Behavioral involvement and preference for information among male and females with cardiac disease

Ulrica G. Nilsson, Bodil Ivarsson, Carin Alm-Roijer, Petra Svedberg

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Lund, Lund, Sweden.
Department of Nursing, Umea University, Umea, Sweden.
School of Social and Health Sciences, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden.
The Faculty of Health and Society, Malm? University, Malm?, Sweden.

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.22021                

Abstract

The aim of this pilot study was to explore and compare preferences for involvement and preferences for information among men and women who had suffered from cardiac disease. A convenience sample of 79 respondents (47 men and 32 women) was recruited from The National Association of Heart and Lung Patients in Sweden at ten local meeting places in different areas. Krantz Health Opinion Survey, KHOS, a 16-item self-rating questionnaire, was used to measure patients’ desire for involvement in healthcare. The results indicate that patients’ information preferences and behavioural preferences are not very high though the total score in KHOS was 5.47. A difference between the genders was also found, seen as higher scores in females than males; 5.93 vs 4.44, p = 0.032, indicating that women prefer a more active role in decision making than men do. The main practical conclusion drawn from this empirical study is that patients are still not as active in seeking information or in behavioural involvement as is desirable.

Keywords

Heart Diseases; Krantz Health Opinion Survey; Gender; Information; Involvement

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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