Assessing Levels of Depressive Symptoms among Heart Failure Patients at Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Sammawa City, Iraq

Authors

  • Karrar A. Hammoddi MSc Student, Department of Psych. Nursing, Collage of Nursing, University of Baghdad, and clinical nurse specialist in Ministry of Health and Environment at AL-Muthanna health directorate, province AL-Muthanna, Iraq Author
  • Kareem. RSachit Assist. Professor PhD, Department of Psych. Nursing, Collage of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad City, Iraq. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/qqqvdy08

Keywords:

Assessing, Depressive, Heart failure Patients.

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the levels of depressive symptoms among heart failure patients and found the relationship between depressive symptomslevels and socio-demographic of responders. The study Initiated from September 2019 to August 2020), The study design was employed in this research is a descriptive design. The sampling of this study was the purposive sample by 100 heart failure patients was admitting at coronary care unit atAL Hussein teaching hospital in Sammawa city, Iraq. The results of data analysis was employed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SSPS version 24).Study showed that most of heart failure patients had severdepressive symptoms(48 %), moderate(32 %),mild (10%). There is no significant association between depressive symptoms andthe patient’s age, gender, education level, income, occupation, residence, admission frequency, duration of disease , and marital status.

 

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Published

30.09.2020

How to Cite

Hammoddi, K. A., & RSachit, K. (2020). Assessing Levels of Depressive Symptoms among Heart Failure Patients at Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Sammawa City, Iraq. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(7), 9910-9918. https://doi.org/10.61841/qqqvdy08