%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of depression and its associated factors in patients post
%A Ahmed M Al-Smadi
%A Besher A Gharaibeh
%A Issa M Hweidi
%A Salwa M Al-Obeisat
%J Journal of Research in Nursing
%@ 1744-988X
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1744987117728314
%X This research aimed to determine the depression level and its correlation experienced by post-coronary artery bypass graft patients after being discharged from cardiac intensive care units. A cross-sectional design was employed for assessing variables. The Self-rating Depression Scale, as proposed by Zung, was used by the researchers on a convenience sample of Jordanian patients (N£¿=£¿143) who were approached soon after their discharge from the targeted units. The results suggested that the level of depression among Jordanian patients was relatively high (M£¿=£¿62.7, SD£¿=£¿5.6). Moreover, depression was significantly higher among female, unmarried and unemployed patients. Patients who received their information about coronary artery bypass graft surgery from nurses had a lower level of depression. Age, length of stay in the cardiac intensive care unit and hospital type significantly predicted the level of depression. The research concluded that the post-coronary artery bypass graft patients who experienced an early onset depression required more attention to highlight the importance of supportive interventions
%K cross-sectional
%K depression
%K early discharge
%K Jordan
%K post-CABG patients
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1744987117728314