Grant: Catalyst Grant-Clinical Interventions for Cardiovasc Disease:Enhancing effect...
University of British Columbia
$88,850.00
Understanding inequities in health-related experiences among mid-life women and men following an acute myocardial infarction: an institutional ethnographic approach
FY 2011-12
Summary
Following a heart attack people are encouraged to change lifestyle habits, particularly exercise, diet and smoking, to reduce their risk for a future heart attack. Programs are in place to assist people to make these changes, and doctors and nurses in hospitals, clinics, and offices educate people on how to change their habits. Yet, men and women in their middle years who have been hospitalized for a first heart attack are often not successful in accessing such programs and making these lifestyle changes. In this study, we propose to acquire an understanding of what influences men and women to make such changes, following hospitalization for a first heart attack, from their perspectives as well as those of their caregivers and health professionals. We also plan to determine if making such changes is different for men and women. The results of this research will inform changes to programs and health professional practices so that men and women who have experienced a heart attack will be supported in ways that are meaningful to them in their efforts to change lifestyle habits in order to reduce the risk for a future heart attack.
Department
Program
Catalyst Grant-Clinical Interventions for Cardiovasc Disease:Enhancing effect...
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
234001
Name
Humphries Karin H
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Gender and Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Catalyst Grant: Clinical Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease
Projecttitle
Understanding inequities in health-related experiences among mid-life women and men following an acute myocardial infarction: an institutional ethnographic approach
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$88,850
Cihrequipment2
$2,250
Programname2
Catalyst Grant-Clinical Interventions for Cardiovasc Disease:Enhancing effect...
Keyworddelim
Acute Myocardial Infarction; Institutional Ethnography/Qualitative Study; Secondary Prevention Interventions; Sex/Gender Differences
Abstract
Following a heart attack people are encouraged to change lifestyle habits, particularly exercise, diet and smoking, to reduce their risk for a future heart attack. Programs are in place to assist people to make these changes, and doctors and nurses in hospitals, clinics, and offices educate people on how to change their habits. Yet, men and women in their middle years who have been hospitalized for a first heart attack are often not successful in accessing such programs and making these lifestyle changes. In this study, we propose to acquire an understanding of what influences men and women to make such changes, following hospitalization for a first heart attack, from their perspectives as well as those of their caregivers and health professionals. We also plan to determine if making such changes is different for men and women. The results of this research will inform changes to programs and health professional practices so that men and women who have experienced a heart attack will be supported in ways that are meaningful to them in their efforts to change lifestyle habits in order to reduce the risk for a future heart attack.
Competitiondate
201106
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Humphries, Karin H; Young, Lynne E
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
Inst of Gender & Health~ $88,850~ $2,250~
