作者
Samia R Toukhsati, A Jovanovic, S Dehghani, T Tran, A Tran, DL26984970 Hare
发表日期
2017/1/1
期刊
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
卷号
16
期号
1
页码范围
64-69
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background
Psychological resilience is associated with an improved capacity to cope with chronic health challenges such as cardiovascular disease.
Aims
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between psychological resilience and symptoms of depression in a non-acute cardiac outpatient population.
Methods
A total of 419 adult cardiac outpatients (288 men; mean±SD age 66.26±14.04 years) attending cardiovascular clinics completed the Sense of Coherence (SOC13) scale as a measure of psychological resilience and the Cardiac Depression Scale (CDS26) prior to their consultation.
Results
The total SOC13 score (mean±SD 64.02±14.24, range 19–91) was within the moderate range. Older patients (⩾65 years) were significantly more resilient than those aged <65 (p<0.01). Psychological resilience …
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