Perceived needs for attaining a 'new normality' after surviving myocardial infarction: A qualitative study of patients' experience.

Background: A comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of patients' myocardial infarction (MI) experiences may help to guide these patients and their relatives through the many uncertainties they face and help them to stabilize their lives after the disruption they experienced.

Objectives: To explore MI patients' experiences of life with MI, the challenges they face during the process of accepting their condition, and the setting and resetting of their personal goals.

Methods: Thirty semi-structured, individual interviews were conducted.

Preventive health care for pre-school children in Croatia: ongoing trends from 1995 to 2012.

In Croatia, primary health care for pre-school children is organized by pediatricians (PPs) for children in urban and family doctors (FDs) for children in remote areas. This study was undertaken with the aim to determine the trends in preventive activities (general, targeting, and control check-ups and total visits) in both services (FDs, PPs), between 1995 and 2012. The main adapt source was the Croatian Health Service Yearbooks.

Organization and functioning of primary healthcare for pre-school children in Croatia: a longitudinal study from 1995 to 2012.

Primary health care for children in Croatia are mostly provided by primary pediatricians (PP) in the urban and by family doctors in rural areas. During past decades, as apart of health care reforms, primary pediatric care experiences several changes. This study was undertaken in order to investigate the trends in organizational structure and functioning of the PPs, based on routinely collected data from Croatian Health Service Yearbooks, 1995 to 2012.

Trends in the use of physical medicine and rehabilitation in Croatia between 1995 and 2012.

Until now, there have been no published researches evaluating referrals from family doctors (FDs) or utilizations of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) in Croatia. The main study aim was of determining the referral trend and the trends in the number of PMR consultations. The data were collected from the Croatian Health Statistics Yearbook, 1995-2012.

Facing the diagnosis of myocardial infarction: a qualitative study.

Background: Patient experience is increasingly recognized as one of the three pillars of quality in health care, alongside clinical effectiveness and patient safety. However, little attention has been paid to the patients' experience from the point of view of health care delivery.

Objective: To explore the initial experience of patients facing a new diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI).