Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

Psychological well-being in cardiac patients and healthy people in Guilan

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Bijan Shad 1
Arsalan Salari 1
Behnaz Dalvandi 2
Tolou Hasandokht 3
Jalal Kheirkhah 1
Azam Nourisaeed 4
Arezoo Javadzadeh Moghtader 5
1 Associate Professor in cardiology, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Heshmat Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
2 General physician, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
3 Assistant Professor in preventive and community medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Heshmat Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
4 MS. in clinical psychology, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Heshmat Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
5 MS. in general psychology, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Heshmat Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
10.22038/jfmh.2018.10660
Abstract
Introduction: Psychological well-being (PWB) and having a meaningful life play a role in reducing the incidence and mortality of cardiac disease. The aim of this study is to assess PWB in two groups of people with heart disease and healthy people.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was performed in two groups of people with heart disease and healthy people referring to a cardiac clinic of Heshmat Hospital in Rasht from Feb to July 2016. Ryff’s PWB and demographic information were completed for all the participants. Average grade of welfare and six subscales both groups were compared using independent t-test. Relevance of well-being score with variables was surveyed using multiple linear regression model.
Results: Number of 88 cases entered in the study with the average age of 50.47±15.88 year. Total score was 80.50±10.44 in ill group and 87.66±8.75 in healthy group which was significantly higher in healthy group (P=0.001). The results showed that the score of well-being in people without cardiac disease is 8.7 units more than the group suffering from it. It also showed that the score of well-being in individuals without hypertention is 3.5 units higher than those who are hypertention. No significant relevance was observed between other demographic variables and well-being score.
Conclusion: In this study cardiac disease and hypertention were considered as factors related to well-being status. Futuristic longitudinal studies to survey the occurance of cardiac disease in individuals with various well-being score and executing plans to improve well-being situation as a preventive factor is recommended.
Keywords
Cardiovascular diseases
Coronary Artery Disease
Optimism
Psychological well-being
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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 20, Issue 3
May and June 2018
Pages 145-152