نمط السلوك (أ) لدى مرضى القلب

Abstract

Purpose of the study was to determine the level of type( A) behavior among heart diseases patients in Queen Alia Center for Heart Diseases (Jordan), and to explore predictability of variables such as: gender, religious commitment, social support, educational level, amount of smoking, and age in type A behavior among patients of heart diseases. Sample of the study were 197 patients in Queen Alia Center for Heart Diseases (Jordan) answered a scale that measure type( A) behavior. Results of the study revealed a moderate level of type (A) behavior among sample of the study. Also, stepwise regression analysis indicated that religious commitment, social support, gender, and amount of smoking have significant predictability.