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Investigating the Relationship between Death Anxiety and Perceived Social Support in CABG Patients Admitted to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Golestaneh Rezaei   , Fatemeh Salmani * , Mina Hajsadegian |
| Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Sciences Development Research Center, Na.C., Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran , ft_salamni@yahoo.com.au |
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Background & aim: Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is still known as the first and most important choice in the treatment of heart patients in some patients. Death anxiety is the most common psychological complication of patients who are candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, which can be affected by factors such as support from others and the community. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between death anxiety and perceived social support in CABG patients hospitalized in the cardiac intensive care unit.
Methods: This study was conducted as a descriptive correlation. 100 CABG patients hospitalized in the cardiac intensive care unit referred to Shariati Hospital in Isfahan in 1402 were included in the study through convenience sampling. After receiving informed consent from the research units, the researcher explained to the patients how to complete the questionnaire. The data collection tool consisted of a questionnaire that included three parts: the first part was the demographic characteristics of the research samples, the Templer Death Anxiety Questionnaire, and the Perceived Social Support Scale questionnaire.
Results: The study findings showed that the total score of death anxiety was moderate. And the total score of patients' perceived support was 68.4 ± 11.9, the social support score was 22.7 ± 4.1, family support was 23.2 ± 3.5, and the score of friends' support was 22.4 ± 4.6. And there is an inverse and significant relationship between perceived social support and death anxiety.
Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate the importance of perceived social support in reducing death anxiety in these patients, therefore, it is necessary to take measures in line with support resources and pay attention to it and recognize the factors affecting it by nurses working in cardiac special wards, and it is recommended that this issue be included in the training for caring for these patients. |
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| Keywords: Death Anxiety, Perceived Social Support, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
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Received: 2024/12/4 | Accepted: 2025/07/15 | Published: 2025/07/22
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