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Stressors in open-heart surgery patients: A qualitative study.
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- Providing Spiritual Care to Patients Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery in Turkey: A Phenomenological Analysis of Nurses' Perspectives.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Hospital discharge readiness based on Meleis's transition theory and its associated factors among patients after coronary artery bypass grafting: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Patients' Experience Before Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Facilitators and barriers to acceptance of coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a qualitative study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Death Anxiety in Patients with a History of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Spiritual Well-Being and Coping Strategies.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- Psychological Discomfort in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) in West Bank: A Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The symphony of open-heart surgical care: A mixed-methods study about interprofessional attitudes towards family involvement.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- The efficacy of phase I cardiac rehabilitation training based on augmented reality on the self-efficacy of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A randomized clinical trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- The Effects of Scheduled Visitation Policy on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among the Family Members of Patients with Open Heart Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOpen-heart surgery is a stressful experience for the patients and their families. From the moment that patients are told they must undergo surgery until discharge, they experience different degrees of worry and nervousness. This study was conducted with the aim of identifying stress factors in heart surgery patients.
methodsThis study was performed using a qualitative method on 21 participants (14 patients and 7 caregivers). The research environment was open-heart surgery wards of two educational hospitals in Ahwaz (south of Iran) in 2017. The participants were selected through purposive sampling. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and then, analyzed using the qualitative approach of content analysis proposed by Graneheim and Lundmnan (2004).
resultsThe 5 themes of "physical stressors", "self-care stressors", "psychological stressors", "religious stressors", and "hospital stressors" were obtained. These themes were the result of the patients' experiences and dimensions of patients' perceptions regarding stressors in open-heart surgery.
conclusionStress in patients undergoing open-heart surgery is a contextual and relative concept and a subjective experience, which is experienced as a sense of worry. Identifying and clarifying stressors in open-heart surgery patients for nurses is vital, like a key for improving care quality. Nursing managers in clinical practice can also benefit from these findings regarding heart surgery in improving the care quality and professional performance of nurses.
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