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Sep, 2010;16 (5): 853-60.

Spiritual reconfigurations of self after a myocardial infarction: Influence of culture and place.

Danielle Groleau, Rob Whitley, François Lespérance, Laurence J Kirmayer
Author Information
  1. Danielle Groleau: Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, Qué., Canada. danielle.groleau@mcgill.ca
PMID: 20471300 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.04.010

Abstract

This study explored illness narratives following a myocardial infarction (MI) in French Canadians. Qualitative interviews were completed using the McGill Illness Narrative Interview with 51 patients following a first MI. Content analysis of interviews suggested that the heart was perceived as a receptacle that contained an accumulation of life's ordeals, negative emotions and family traumas. This resulted in perceived heart strain, which was considered a direct cause of the MI. References to spirituality were central to the patients' narratives and were identified as instrumental in post-MI recovery. Results illustrate how place and culture interact to shape illness experience and recovery trajectories after a life-threatening health event.

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Grants

  1. 63312/CIHR

MeSH Term

Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged
Anthropology, Cultural
Critical Illness
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction
Quebec
Spirituality
Young Adult
Journal Article

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