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Stressors associated with hospitalization in the stressful cardiac care unit
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Mahboobe Nasiri   , Behnaz Rahimiyan , Mehri Jahanshahi , Karim Hajiyan , Javad Nikfar |
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| Abstract Aims: Hospitalization, especially in intensive care unit, because of its specific conditions and characteristics can be stressful. The purpose of this study was to determine the stressors associated with hospitalization in the cardiac care unit patients. Methods : This cross-sectional study was conducted by convenience sampling method on 150 patients who were hospitalized in the cardiac care unit of Ramsar’s Imam Sajjad Hospital, in 2009. Data collection tools included personal details and the Valiser questionnaire. To analyze the gathered data, a parametric test was carried out and SPSS18 software was utilized. Results :. The highest physical stressful factor was insomnia which was a result of being connected to a monitor the main psychological stressor was the difficulty in saying prayers and requesting catheter and bedpan and finally the major environmental stressor was the voice of others’ talking. A significant relationship was observed between the psychological stressors scores and gender, employment status and educational level of patients (p<; 0.05). There was also a meaningful relationship between the physical stressors scores and employment status of patients and the number of hospitalized people in the past year (p<; 0.05). Conclusion : The findings can help nurses to identify stressors and toimprove the quality of nursing care. |
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| Keywords: stressors, cardiac care unit, hospitalization |
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Received: 2019/03/3 | Published: 2011/09/15
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