Kvinnors upplevelse av informationen de får efter insjunknandet
i hjärtinfarkt, samt vilken information de efterfrågar -En
litteraturstudie Myocardial infarction is a big health problem
in Sweden. Between the years 1987-2004 about 56 000 people have
suffered from an acute myocardial infarction. In many studies
men have been the main focus. That means that the findings don’t
represent women. Women may have different symptoms than men,
because of this the women are often diagnosed wrong, and get
treatment long after men. The aim of this study is to describe
how women experience the information they are given after a
Myocardial infarction, and what sort of information they
request. A literature review is chosen for this study. Ten
articles are analysed, they answered the question formulations
and the aim of the study. The result of this study is that
women’s needs of information are great and women need individual
information. If this is neglected the women’s recovery is
prolonged. Information can also be a form