Sexual life and married life
Dimensions of sexual life and married life in men and women and partners suffering a first myocardial infarction (the SAMMI study)
The overall aim was to describe and compare how men and women who have suffered a heart attack, as well as their partners, perceive their relationship one year before compared to one year after a first heart attack. This took into account sociodemographic and medical data, knowledge of sexual activity, sexual function, satisfaction with the couple relationship, job satisfaction, coping, social support, quality of life and self-care.
The data collection, which ended in May 2010, has been conducted at 14 centers in Sweden.
The project has resulted in about 15 scientific articles, of which Marja-Leena Kristofferzon was co-author in 5 of them.
Duration: 2007-2013
Researchers
Professor Bengt Fridlund, project leader
The SAMMI study group has consisted of about 20 people (doctoral students, PhDs and associate professors) including Marja-Leena Kristofferzon, Associate Professor, University of Gävle.
Publications
Brännström, M., Kristofferzon, M., Ivarsson, B., Nilsson, U., Svedberg, P. & Thylén, I. (2014). Sexual knowledge in patients with a myocardial infarction and their partners. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 29 (4), 332-339. 10.1097/JCN.0b013e318291ede6 External link. [More information]
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Arenhall, E., Kristofferzon, M., Fridlund, B., Malm, D. & Nilsson, U. (2011). The male partners' experiences of the intimate relationships after a first myocardial infarction. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 10 (2), 108-114. 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2010.05.003 External link. [More information]
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Arenhall, E., Kristofferzon, M., Fridlund, B. & Nilsson, U. (2011). The female partners' experiences of intimate relationship after a first myocardial infarction. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20 (11-12), 1677-1684. 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03312.x External link. [More information]
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Kristofferzon, M., Johansson, I., Brännström, M., Arenhall, E., Baigi, A., Brunt, D., Fridlund, B., Nilsson, U., Persson, S., Rask, M., Wieslander, I. & Ivarsson, B. (2010). Evaluation of a Swedish version of the Watts Sexual Function Questionnaire (WSFQ) in persons with heart disease: a pilot study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 9 (3), 168-174. 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.12.004 External link. [More information]
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Rask, M., Malm, D., Kristofferzon, M., Roxberg, Å., Svedberg, P., Arenhall, E., Baigi, A., Brunt, D., Fridlund, B., Ivarsson, B., Nilsson, U., Sjöström-Strand, A., Wieslander, I. & Benzein, E. (2010). Validity and reliability of a Swedish version of the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS): A pilot study. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20 (1), 16-21. [More information] External link.
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