Gender differences and fears in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting

• The study aimed at ascertaining the gender differences and fears among patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting. • Data were collected using a mailed questionnaire from patients (n=207) scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting at one hospital. Intensity of fear was measured on a 10‐p...

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Published in:Journal of clinical nursing 2001-07, Vol.10 (4), p.538-549
Main Authors: Koivula, Meeri, Paunonen-Ilmonen, Marita, Tarkka, Marja-Terttu, Tarkka, Matti, Laippala, Pekka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Aged
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Coronary Artery Bypass - nursing
Coronary Artery Bypass - psychology
coronary artery bypass grafting
Depression - psychology
Exercise - psychology
Fear
Female
Finland
gender differences
Humans
Life Style
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Needs Assessment
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Patient Education as Topic
patient fears
Preoperative Care - nursing
Preoperative Care - psychology
Sex Factors
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
Surveys and Questionnaires
Waiting Lists
waiting period to surgery
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Summary:• The study aimed at ascertaining the gender differences and fears among patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting. • Data were collected using a mailed questionnaire from patients (n=207) scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting at one hospital. Intensity of fear was measured on a 10‐point scale including 12 objects of fear. • The results showed that demographic data, lifestyle and functional capacity differed between the sexes. Patients’ fears differed with respect to their objects and intensity, with women reporting more intense fears. Men also had fears, but the objects of fear differed from those in women. Apart from gender, the intensity of fear was associated with physical exercise, emotional problems and depression. • Nursing interventions could be developed to meet the different needs for information and support, especially among women but also among men, to relieve their fears during the wait for coronary artery bypass grafting.
ISSN:0962-1067
1365-2702
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2702.2001.00518.x