Hopelessness and Healthy Life Style Behaviors In Patients With Coronary Artery Disorder

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate hopelessness and healthy life style behaviors, effective factors, and the effect of hopelessness on healthy life style behaviors in Coronary Artery Disease patients. Methods: The study was conducted in 175 patients with coronary artery disease at the Izmir Ataturk Education and Research Hospital between October 2009 and January 2010. The patients were evaluated with a Healthy Living Style Behaviors Scale (HLSBS), Beck's Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and Information Form. Percentage, average, standard deviation, and correlation analyses were used in evaluation of data. Results: The average age was 57 +/- 11. Of the sample tested, 77% of them were men and 23% of them were women, 41% were elementary school graduates, and 77% were married. Total HLSB score average of patients was 128 +/- 22. HLSB sub scale score averages on the other hand were as follows: health consciousness 21 +/- 5; physical activity 14 +/- 5; nutrition 22 +/- 5; spiritual development 26 +/- 5; stress management 19 +/- 4; and relations with others 27 +/- 5. The BHS score average was 7 +/- 5. A weak relationship on the negative side was determined between hopelessness and total HLSB (r= -0.261, p=0.00), physical activity (r= -0.247, p=0.00), spiritual development (r= -0.355, p=0.00), interrelationships (r= -0.154, p=0.04) and stress management (r= -0.205, p=0.00) upon examination of relationship between the HLSB score averages and BHS scores. As the score of hopelessness increases, scores of HLSB, physical activity, spiritual development, relations with others and stress management decrease. Conclusion: The constitution of educational and rehabilitation programs for making patients conscious of healthy living and increasing healthy living style behaviors was suggested.