| dc.description.abstract | This article explores illness perception and
cardiovascular health behaviors in persons with
ischemic heart disease. The article also reviews the
concept of ischemic heart disease. A literature review
was conducted by analyzing 35 scholar papers including
research articles, theses/dissertations, and books which
met the inclusion criteria’s. Data were searched through
CINAHL, Medline, PubMed, Springer-link. Science
Direct, and Wiley & Wilkins. The keywords used were
illness perception, behaviors, health behaviors,
cardiovascular health behaviors, combined with,
ischemic heart disease. The result of analysis presents
factors related to illness perception and cardiovascular
health behaviors. The nursing scholars noted that one of the
factors related to cardiovascular health behaviors is illness
perception. Illness Perception and cardiovascular health
behaviors can be used as a framework of nursing to develop
a new model to improve quality care for patients,
families, community even among nursing colleagues. | en_US |
