Life After Myocardial Infarction: A Qualitative Study on Experiences of Kurdish Patients Affected by Iran–Iraq War

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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the Participants

Patient	Age Range*	Sex	Ejection Fraction	Marital Status	Education Level	Occupational Status
P1	60–64	Male	45%	Married	M.S./M.A.	Retired teacher
P2	70–74	Male	35%	Married	Elementary	Retired worker
P3	45–49	Male	53%	Married	Diploma	Employed
P4	60–64	Male	40–45%	Married	Elementary	Driver
P5	60–64	Male	25%	Married	B.S./B.A.	Retired worker
P6	50–54	Female	10–15%	Widow	Elementary	Housewife
P7	50–54	Male	40%	Married	Elementary	Self-employed
P8	60–64	Male	25–30%	Married	M.S./M.A.	Clergy
P9	85–89	Female	15%	Married	Illiterate	Housewife
P10	75–79	Male	40%	Married	B.S./B.A.	Retired teacher
P11	60–64	Male	47%	Married	B.S./B.A.	Retired officer

Note: *The age ranges are grouped in 5-year brackets because of being anonymity.

Table 2 Themes and Subthemes Emerged from the Interviews

	Themes	Sub-Themes
1	Changes in the Quality of Life	Negative Physical Outcomes	Mental Effects	Social Support	Adopting Healthy Behaviors	Increase or Decrease Self-efficiency	Previous Experience, Developer of Future Behaviors
2	Bodily Perceptions and Medical Care	Medical Care: Saving or Terminating Life?	A new Message from the Heart
3	Returning to spirituality in way of death	Spirituality as a Pharos	Accepting death as an eventuality
4	Denial