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A study to assess the effectiveness of structured educational programme on knowledge of nurses working in cardiac units regarding anxiety and depression among patients having myocardial infarctionBy Rakhangmi Donna Thangal, Kamlesh Kumari Sharma, Rajiv Narang, Rakesh Chadda, Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury
Abstract: Context: In India a significant anxiety (48.5%) and depressive symptoms (25.2%) are reportedamong the myocardial infarction patients. The high level of co-morbidity between myocardialinfarction and depression also has clear implications for patients' quality of life. Depression has animportant impact on cardiac outcome. Health workers in particular, nurses, if provided with propertraining, may be effective in treatment of psychological responses to an acute myocardial infarction.Anxiety and depression may go unrecognized in …
Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 15–25 Read article →