Behavioral regulatory activation in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery

Authors

  • Vanessa Larrinaga Sandrino Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular
  • Edelsys Hernández Meléndrez
  • Iria Crespo Carracedo
  • Teresa Goderich Aveille
  • Ángel M. Paredes Cordero
  • Alexander Valdés Martín

Abstract

Introduction: Psychocardiology has become essential in the field of cardiovascular disease and cardiac surgery, not only in the characterization of certain processes but also in intervention.

Objective: To identify self-regulation mechanisms in patients indicated for cardiovascular surgery.

Method: A study was conducted with 63 pre-surgical patients at the Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular of Havana, Cuba, between March and June 2017. The Dembo-Rubinstein self-assessment scale, semi-structured interview, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and two intellectual work capacity tests (story retelling and ten words) were applied.

Results: Most patients had illness-centered aspirations, increased adequacy with respect to self-assessment, especially of their current health status, and intellectual work-capacity disorders, derived from high levels of stress and anxiety.

Conclusions: The maximized self-awareness was the self-regulation mechanism with higher expression among the group of patients studied. These patients are afraid of facing cardiovascular surgery, since they fear death, disability, leaving their children and parents alone; but they feel sensitive to the surgical procedure.

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Author Biography

Vanessa Larrinaga Sandrino, Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular

Psicóloga del Departamento de Rehabilitación

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2022-03-30

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Larrinaga Sandrino V, Hernández Meléndrez E, Crespo Carracedo I, Goderich Aveille T, Paredes Cordero Ángel M, Valdés Martín A. Behavioral regulatory activation in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery. CorSalud [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 30 [cited 2025 Jun. 24];14(1):49-55. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/717

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2022)

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