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Resilience of patients with coronary heart diseases in Jordan: A cross-sectional study
- Source :
- International Journal of Nursing Sciences
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2022.
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Abstract
- Objectives This study aimed to assess the level of resilience and related factors among patients with coronary heart disease. Methods A cross-sectional was used to determine the factors associated with the level of resilience. A convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 134 patients with coronary heart disease who attended the out-patients cardiology clinics at two leading public hospitals in Jordan from July to September 2017. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) was used to collect the data via a face-to-face structured interview. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were used to analyze the data. Results The results showed a moderate level of resilience among patients with coronary heart diseases. Patients who reported having no history of a cardiac procedure reported a higher total resilience score (69.50 [63.25, 75.00] vs. 65.50 [58.00, 72.00]) and a higher score in dimension 1,“personal competence, high standards, and tenacity” than their counterparts (22.00 [18.50, 26.00] vs. 21.00 [15.75, 23.00]) (P
Details
- ISSN :
- 23520132
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Nursing Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....04771dfafd223ee5cceb9ebf45d93b9a