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Effects of early mobilization program on depression of patients with myocardial infarction hospitalized in CCU
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Mohammad Reza Asgari   , Hasanali Jafarpoor , Mohsen Soleimani , Raheb Ghorbani , Rahimeh Askandarian , Iraj Jafaripour |
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Abstract: (5523 Views) |
| Introduction: Myocardial infarction (MI) is the most common
causes of mortality in the world. Due to multiple complications and limiting
physical activity and disability, myocardial infarction can cause varying
degrees of depression in patients. This study was performed to determine the
effect of patients early mobilization program on the depression of patients
with MI hospitalized in CCU. Materials and Methods: This study was a clinical trial that was performed on 38
patients with myocardial infarction in the cardiac care unit of Babol Shahid
Beheshti hospital. Samples were selected using purposive sampling and are
randomly allocated into experimental and control groups. The test group got out
of bed based on a specific program within 12-18 hours after admission. The
control group got out of bed based on routine care program within 48 hours
after admission. Patients' depression was measured by Hospital Depression Scale
(HADS) within 18-12 hours of admission (pre-intervention) and 72 hours after
admission (post-intervention). Results: The
mean level of depression after the intervention (day three) was in the test
group 3.2 and in the control group 8.2. Mann-Whitney test results showed that
there was a significant difference (P |
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| Keywords: Depression, Myocardial infarction, Early mobilization, CCU |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
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Received: 2014/01/17 | Accepted: 2014/10/27 | Published: 2014/12/11
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