OBJETIVO: avaliar os principais fatores estressores apontados pelos pacientes em uma unidade cardiointensiva. MÉTODO: pesquisa descritiva, quantitativa, realizada com 25 pacientes maiores de 18 anos, lúcidos, orientados, alfabetizados, com diagnóstico de síndrome coronariana aguda. Aplicou-se questio...
Resumo Objetivos Descrever o nível de ansiedade traço e estado em pacientes com síndrome coronariana aguda submetidos a cateterismo não programado; verificar a influência da ansiedade traço na ansiedade estado antes e após o cateterismo e verificar se a ansiedade (traço e estado) é preditiva d...
Abstract Objective: To investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients admitted for acute coronary syndrome to a university hospital and to examine associations with use of psychotropic drugs. Methods: Ninety-one patients who had had an acute coronary event were enrolled on this cross-...
Abstract Background: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is one of the most common mental illnesses in psychiatry, being considered a risk factor for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). Objective: To assess the prevalence of MDD in ACS patients, as well as to analyze associated factors through the interdependen...
Abstract Objective: The incidence of depression and anxiety is higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The aim of this study is to determine whether experiencing acute coronary syndrome prior to open heart surgery affects patients in terms of depression, hopelessness, anxiety, fear of death and...
