Date of Award

Spring 8-1-2001

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Counseling and Human Services

First Advisor

J. Laurence Passmore

Second Advisor

Joseph Biggs

Third Advisor

Ira Michael Shuff

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between a set or psychosocial variables and a set of physiological variables for a cohort of female cardiac rehabilitation patients. The independent variable set included initial denial, inlcnwl locus of control, perceived mental health status, and perceived physical health status. Dependent variables included change scores for metabolic equivalents and resting heat rate. The sample consisted of76 women who were enrolled in a Phase II cardiac rehabilitation program. Demographic information including number of completed rehabilitation sessions, age, martial status, and diagnosis was provided. A series of bivariate correlations were conducted to determine relationships between demographic data, psychosocial variables, and physiological change scores. Denial was found to be significantly correlated with change scores for metabolic equivalents, internal locus of control, and perceived mental health status. Perceived mental health status and perceived physical health status were negatively correlated. Age was found to be a predictor of total number of completed sessions. A canonical correlation was used to determine the relationship between the variable sets. The first canonical function was significant and the nu11 hypothesis that there is no relationship between the two variable sets was rejected.

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