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Abstract

Aim. The aim of this study was to evaluate nurses' views about visiting in coronary care unit (CCU).

Background. Social support includes emotional and instrumental support provided by family and friends who visit the patient. Visiting is shown to be influential on patients' recovery. On the other hand, visiting time has been an issue of the medical staff, patients and visitors.

Method.In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 140 nurses working in CCU participated in the study. Data were collected by the use of demographic questionnaire and "The Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Visitation in ICU Questionnaire" (BAVIQ). The data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS Version 19.

Findings. Most nurses believed that visiting interferes with direct nursing care (65%), and causes nurses to spend more time in providing information to the patients’ families (82.8%). Most nurses (85%) did not desire to liberalize the visiting policy of their unit.

Conclusion. The results of the study showed that CCU nurses have rather negative viewpoints toward visiting and open visiting policy that is in conflict with emotional needs of patients and their families.

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Abstract
Aim. The purpose of the present study was to examine the predicting role of worry, anger rumination and social loneliness in to coronary artery disease.
Background. Adjustment to heart disease, as an stressful experience, is a difficult process and involves the patient in serious issues.
Method. A total of 327 people with coronary artery disease (138 women, 189 men) participated in this descriptive correlational study. Participants were asked to complete the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), Anger Rumination Scale (ARS), Social Loneliness Scale (SLS), and Adjustment to Illness Scale (AIS). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and stepwise regression.
Findings. Worry, anger rumination and social loneliness was found to have a statistically significant and negative correlation with adjustment to coronary artery disease; that is, with an increase in worry, anger rumination and social loneliness, the level of adjustment to coronary artery disease is reduced. According to Regression analysis, of the three analyzed variables, worry and social loneliness were predictors of adjustment to coronary artery disease, so that worry and worry with social loneliness predicted 35 and 41 percent of the variance of adjustment to coronary artery disease, respectively (p<0.01) .
Conclusion. Taking worry and social loneliness into consideration when planning preventive programs is a necessity. At an interventional level, together with the routine medical treatments, psychological interventions for worry and social loneliness has a great necessity as well.