Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a
mental health condition that triggered by a terrifying
events. Myocardial infarction is commonly known as
heart attack that happens when blood stops flowing
properly to heart & heart muscles. The objective of the
study was to assess the level of post traumatic stress
experienced by myocardial infarction patients and to
associate the level of post traumatic stress of myocardial
infarction patient with the selected demographic
variables. The study was done by non experimental
descriptive research design. The sample size was 50
patients with myocardial infarction and the stress level
was assessed using the rating scale developed by Twen
Christeanson et.al. At the time of initial assessment out of
50 clients, 35 were in mild post traumatic stress, 13 were
in moderate post traumatic stress and 2 were in severe
post traumatic stress. The mean score was 53.00 and
standard deviation was 19.52. There is a significant
association of the level post traumatic stress experience
with selected demographic variables among clients with
myocardial infarction.