Abstract:
Objective: In recent years, psychology and psychotherapy have received particular attention, especially concerning hospitalized patients. Because of the growing number of mental disorders among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, it is necessary to identify factors affecting the mental health of these patients. The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between psychological wellbeing and exercise among patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Methods: In this case-control study, 176 patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) and one of their relatives (third-degree relatives) were investigated. The study data were collected through interviews with the patients. The study questionnaire had three parts comprising demographic, clinical, and Ryff standard questionnaires and exercise frequency (the average hours of exercise per day, and the number of days per week). To analyze the variables, the independent samples t-test and multiple linear regression models were used. The significance level was set as <0.05.
Results: In each group, 88 subjects were investigated. The results showed no significant difference between the two groups in the positive relationship (P=0.206) and autonomy (P=0.057) subscales. In other subscales and the total score of healthy subjects, the mean score was higher (P< 0.05). Also, there was a significant difference between the two groups in just the autonomy subscale (P=0.038). Furthermore, the increase in the number of exercise days, and especially 1 to 2 hours per day had a positive and significant effect on the total score and the subscale of autonomy.
Conclusion: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery should be encouraged to perform the exercise, which in turn improves their aspects of mental health such as psychological wellbeing
Machine summary:
April 2020, Volume 8, Number 2 Research Paper: The Association Between Exercise and Psychological Wellbeing in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Zahra Ahmadnia1/, Arsalan Salari1/, Seyede Shiva Modallalkar1/, Mohammad Ebrahim Ghaffari1/, Arezoo Javadzade Moghtader1*/ Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Heshmat Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between psychological wellbeing and exercise among patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
com 143 April 2020, Volume 8, Number 2 Highlights Exercise could improve psychological wellbeing in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity and psychological wellbeing in postopera-tive patients.
Regular body activity has significant and effective role in one’s psychological health (Sohrabi, Abedanzade, Shetab Boushehri, Parsaei, & Jahanbakhsh, 2017).
Therefore, in the present investigation, we aimed to study the relationship between physical activity and psychological wellbeing in post-operative patients.
In this study, we first compared the total score of psychological wellbeing and each of its subscales in car-diac patients and healthy people (Table 1).
Results of the overall comparison and subscales of psychological wellbeing in cardiac patients and healthy people Response; Group; No.
To investigate the effect of heart disease and exercise on the total score and each of the subscales of psychologi-cal wellbeing linear regression was used after moderating the effects of gender and age.
5. Conclusion According to the results of the present study, physical activity improves the social and psychological health of patients.