fa عمومى General پژوهشي Research <span class="fontstyle0">Background: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Patients in cardiac surgery intensive care units are affected by different discomforting factors and use different strategies for their management.</span><br> <span class="fontstyle0">Objective: </span><span class="fontstyle2">The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of discomforting factors with coping strategies among patients<br> hospitalized in cardiac surgery intensive care units.</span><br> <span class="fontstyle0">Methods: </span><span class="fontstyle2">This descriptive - correlational study was done in 2016. A convenience sample of 110 patients was drawn from the cardiac<br> surgery intensive care unit of Amir - al - momenin heart surgery center, Kordkuy, Iran. Data were collected using a demographic<br> questionnaire, the Discomforting Factors in Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit Questionnaire, and Jalowiec Coping Scale. Pearson<br> correlation analysis, the one - way analysis of variance, the paired - sample t - test and the Tukey&rsquo;s post hoc test were used to analyze<br> the data. Data analysis was performed via the SPSS software (v. 16.0) and at a significance level of less than 0.05.</span><br> <span class="fontstyle0">Results: </span><span class="fontstyle2">The mean score of discomforting factors was greater than the moderate level (74.08 </span><span class="fontstyle3">&plusmn; </span><span class="fontstyle2">16.93). Participants used emotion -<br> focused coping strategies more than problem-focused ones. Discomforting factors were inversely correlated with problem - focused<br> strategies (r = - 0.266; P = 0.005) and directly correlated with emotion-focused strategies (r = 0.247; P = 0.009).</span><br> <span class="fontstyle0">Conclusions: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Patients in cardiac surgery intensive care units suffer from the negative effects of different discomforting factors and<br> use emotion - focused coping strategies more than problem - focused strategies for the management of the factors.</span><br> <span class="fontstyle4">Keywords: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Discomforting Factors, Coping Strategies, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit</span> 1 8 http://jccnursing.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Masoumeh Rahimi 10031947532846001692 10031947532846001692 No Shohreh Kolagari 10031947532846001693 10031947532846001693 No Khadijeh Yazdi 10031947532846001694 10031947532846001694 Yes Mohammad Aryaie 10031947532846001695 10031947532846001695 No