Patients' Coping Process of Having Acute Myocardial Infraction Attack and Receiving Urgent Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCIs): A Grounded Theory Study

1.Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, heavy work, huge stress, no exercise, poor life style, were the high risks to induce AMI. 2.Blank mind, dying, powerless, regretful, goodbye, and helpless were patients’ experiences of AMI attack. 3.When AMI attacks, it causes physical, psychological, social, and economic problems for patients and their families. 4.Pain, nervous, unconscious, difficult times, or no idea, were their perceptions of receiving emergent PCIs. 5. AMI patients regretted to live inappropriately and tried to have good life styles in getting healthy back. They used positive coping strategies, such as life style change, medication compliance, and exercise, to cope with AMI. 1.Patients only perceived disease seriousness as they had AMI attack. 2. We suggest that early prevention and enough education of AMI diseases are necessary in clinical practice and community care. 3.However, due to small number of participants, we suggest further study is needed.