Assessment of Psychosocial Outcomes for Patients Who Had Undergone Cardiac Surgery in Baghdad City

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to assess the psychological outcomes for patients who were undergone cardiac
surgery (CABG and VR) and to find a relationship between the psychosocial outcomes.
Methodology: A descriptive-analytic study was conducted on (50) patient was selected purposively and who
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A questiormaire was adopted and developed that consists of two parts, the first was related to demographic
characteristics of the sample, and the second was concerned with psychosocial outcomes, and it consists of 48
item that describe the psychological outcomes (anxiety, depression and anger) and the social outcomes.
Data were analysed through the use of the suitable statistical methods.
Results: The results of the study revealed that patients suffer from severe level of psychological outcomes
(anxiety, depression and anger) and from moderate level of social outcomes.
Recommendations: The study recommended establishing a cardiac rehabilhation and counselor units to help in
reducing psychological risk factors for patients who were undergone cardiac surgery to improve the quality of
life and establishing an educational program for the nurses and the patients' families concerning the psychosocial
and social complications for these patients.