Effects of a psychological intervention programme on mental stress, coping style and immune function in percutaneous coronary intervention patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to assess the effects of a psychological intervention programme on the mental stress, coping style and cortisol and IL-2 levels of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods

A total of sixty cardiovascular patients scheduled for PCI with clear anxiety and depression screened by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were randomly divided into an experimental (n = 30) and control (n = 30) group. The participants in the experimental group received cognitive therapy, relaxation therapy and emotional support. Self-reported questionnaires, including the Self-Report Symptom Checklist (SCL-90) and the Medical Coping Mode Questionnaire (MCMQ), and levels of IL-2 and cortisol were collected at baseline and the day before discharg

SUBMITTER: Shen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5777641 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature