Anxiety levels in patients candidate for coronary artery angiography
| Author | Mohamad Reza Asgari | en |
| Author | Leila Barari | en |
| Author | Mohsen Darabiyan | en |
| Author | Rahimeh Eskandarian | en |
| Author | Ali Ghods | en |
| Author | Raheb Ghorbani | en |
| Orcid | Ali Ghods [0000-0001-5273-2391] | en |
| Orcid | Raheb Ghorbani [0000-0002-5726-087X] | en |
| Issued Date | 2019-09-30 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: One of the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in coronary artery disease is coronary artery angiography. Due to the invasiveness of this method, most patients experience anxiety before it is performed. Anxiety causes physiological responses in the body that can increase the incidence of complications in these patients. This study aimed to investigate anxiety levels in patients who were candidate for coronary artery angiography. Materials and Methods: In a descriptive-analytical study, 120 patients who referred to the Kowsar Hospital of the Semnan University of Medical Sciences (Semnan, Iran) for coronary artery angiographies were enrolled. Sampling method was simple and purposeful by available samples. Spielberger;#39s situational anxiety inventory (STAI) questionnaire was used to measure the level of situational anxiety before angiography. Results: The mean severity of anxiety before coronary artery angiography was 39.26±11.86. The severity of anxiety was mild in 52.5%, moderate in 41.7%, and severe in 5.8% of patients. Severity of anxiety was significantly higher in women than men (P | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Coronary Artery Disease | en |
| Keyword | Angiography | en |
| Keyword | Anxiety | en |
| Keyword | بیماری شریان کرونر | en |
| Keyword | آنژیوگرافی | en |
| Keyword | اضطراب | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Anxiety levels in patients candidate for coronary artery angiography | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |