Objective   To investigate the self management behaviors and analyze the related factors in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in order to provide the evidence for strategy making on health education and secondary prevention of CHD.    Methods   Totally 209 patients with verified CHD who were from 3 grade-A hospitals in Chongqing from October 2007 to January 2008 were investigated with Coronary Heart Disease Self Management Scale (including three sub-scales: daily management

medical management and emotional management). Their general information and the disease related information were also collected.     Results   The score of self management in the cohort of patients was (52.69±18.47). The multi-variable stepwise regression showed there were statistically significant correlation between the daily life management and working status; between the medical management and education background

hypertension

classification of CHD and duration of CHD; between the emotional management and disease perception

economic status (P0.05).    Conclusion   The self management behavior of this cohort is poor. Those still working are not good at daily management; those less educated

not complicating with hypertension

diagnosis as unstable angina or myocardial infraction

having short duration of CHD are not good at medical management. Those having negative disease perception and less income are not good at emotional management.