Resilience and the associated factors in patients with coronary artery disease

AuthorAzam Nouri-Saeeden
AuthorArsalan Salarien
AuthorLeila Rouhi Balasien
AuthorFatemeh Moaddaben
Issued Date2015-06-30en
AbstractBackground and Purpose: Coping strategies play a key role in the management of different diseases. Resilience and positive emotions in patients could enhance coping strategies and reduce disease complications. This study aimed to determine the level of resilience and the associated factors in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 186 CAD patients referring to Dr. Heshmat Hospital of Rasht in 2013. Data were collected using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), and data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS.Results: In this study, mean score of resilience was 65.50±1.58 (out of 100), and 53.2% of the subjects had lower scores than the mean. Significant associations were observed between the resilience level and age, gender, education status, employment status and history of hypertension (Pen
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7508/jnms.2015.02.003en
KeywordCoronary artery diseaseen
KeywordPatientsen
KeywordResilienceen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleResilience and the associated factors in patients with coronary artery diseaseen
TypeResearch Articleen

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