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Female cardiac patients may not heed indications of overexertion.(Brief Article)

Women's Health Weekly

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2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female cardiac patients may not heed indications of overexertion.

"This study explored sex differences in household and employment responsibilities among cardiac patients (N=63; 46 men) and spouses during the 5 months following discharge from the hospital," according to recent research from the United States.

"Results showed that both patients and partners maintained traditional sex-typed activities. As patients or spouses, women tended to assume greater responsibility for domestic tasks such as laundry, cleaning, and cooking than their husbands," said K. Lemos and colleagues, University of Iowa, Department of Psychology.

"Men as patients or spouses tended to assume greater responsibility for household repair and maintenance tasks. Husbands also worked more for pay outside the home than did wives, except in couples where the male patient was high risk."

"Correlations for male patients indicated that reports of more cardiac symptoms were associated with assuming fewer ...

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