Ng J Y Y, Tam S F, Man D W K, Cheng L C, Chiu S W
Physiotherapy Department, Grantham Hospital, 125 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, ROC.
Int J Rehabil Res. 2003 Mar;26(1):67-70. doi: 10.1097/00004356-200303000-00010.
Self-esteem is an indicator of a person's subjective quality of life due to its close relationship to a person's behavioural competence, positive self-experience, and sense of self-actualization. The present study aimed to investigate the basis of self-esteem in people with cardiac diseases, according to gender, after their cardiac surgery. The findings showed that there were prominent gender differences in the subjects' self-esteem. Women (aged<60) showed statistically significant higher ratings in the importance of 11 life events importance and the satisfaction of three life events than men. The study also found cultural uniqueness: Hong Kong Chinese (both men and women) with cardiac diseases generally indicated that social (interpersonal) self-concept dimensions were more important than achievement (personal) self-concept dimensions in their life perception. These findings are noteworthy for setting optimum goals of rehabilitation apart from return to work.
自尊是一个人主观生活质量的指标，因为它与一个人的行为能力、积极的自我体验和自我实现感密切相关。本研究旨在根据性别，调查心脏病患者心脏手术后自尊的基础。研究结果表明，受试者的自尊存在显著的性别差异。女性（年龄<60岁）在11项生活事件重要性和3项生活事件满意度方面的评分在统计学上显著高于男性。该研究还发现了文化独特性：患有心脏病的中国香港人（包括男性和女性）普遍表示，在他们的生活认知中，社会（人际）自我概念维度比成就（个人）自我概念维度更重要。除了重返工作岗位外，这些发现对于设定最佳康复目标值得关注。
