The effect of training coping styles to deal with negative emotions on mental health of patients undergoing open heart surgery

authors:

avatar Marzieh Mohammadi Pashaki 1 , avatar Abbasali Mahmoodi Molaee 2 , avatar Bahram Mirzaian 3 , avatar Jabbar Heydarifard 4 , avatar Hedayat Jafari ORCID 5 , *

Department of General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
Department of General Psychology, Olom Tahghighat University, Amol, Iran
Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
Department of Genral Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sari , Iran
Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences: Vol.3, issue 4; 13-19
published online: December 21, 2016
article type: Research Article
received: March 17, 2016
accepted: September 07, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18869/acadpub.jnms.3.4.13

how to cite: Mohammadi Pashaki M, Mahmoodi Molaee A, Mirzaian B, Heydarifard J, Jafari H. The effect of training coping styles to deal with negative emotions on mental health of patients undergoing open heart surgery. J Nurs Midwifery Sci. 2016;3(4):e141213. https://doi.org/10.18869/acadpub.jnms.3.4.13.

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Surgery is a stressful situation and this study aimed to evaluate the effect of negative emotions coping styles
training on mental health of the patients undergoing open-heart surgery.
Methods: This study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design on the patients undergoing open-heart surgery during a course of
six months in Mazandaran Heart Center, Sari, Iran in 2014. In total, 30 patients were selected using non-random sampling method,
who were randomly assigned into intervention and control groups (15 cases in each group). In the intervention group, seven training
sessions of coping strategies (inc. stress and anger management, dealing with anxiety, and depression) were individually held for the
participants. Data collection was performed, using General Health Questionnaire by Goldberg and Hiller (1970) and coping strategies
scale by Lazarus and Folkman (1985), which showed the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.84 and 0.80, respectively. Data analysis was
performed, using ANOVA and Conflicting t.
Results: In this study, the results of ANOVA were indicative of a significant difference between the groups, which suggest the positive
effects of coping strategies on mental health (P=0.05).
Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study negative emotions coping styles training had a positive impact on mental
health of the patients, which was more significant in the intervention group.

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