Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) might adversely affect the health status of the
patients, producing cognitive deterioration, with depression being the most common …

Hope is a universal humanuniverse living experience. To advance nursing knowledge of
hope as a universal humanuniverse living experience, the scholar dwelled with printed …

Background The concept of hope has been measured using the Herth Hope Index (HHI) in
different samples, but varying factor structures comprising different items from the HHI have …

Aim To identify the associated factors of hope therapy during treatment in cancer patients.
Background Hope is very important to cancer patients at all stages of the disease process …

Following surgery, over 50% of cardiac surgery patients report anxiety, stress and/or
depression, with at least 10% meeting clinical diagnoses, which can persist for more than a …

Background The distress thermometer and problem list (DT&PL) is a recommended
screening measure but the utility of the physical problem list (PPL) has not been evaluated …

Pain relief in the intensive care unit (ICU) is of particular concern since patients are exposed
to multiple painful stimuli associated with care procedures. Considering the adverse effects …

Abstract Background Psychosocial risk factors (PSRFs) have emerged as important
nontraditional risk factors that are associated with worse surgical outcomes but have not …

Background and purpose Cardiac surgical pain remains a clinical challenge affecting about
40% of individuals in the first six months post-cardiac surgery, and continues up to two years …

Background: Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are likely to experience
depression, which contributes to the burden of disease and is a risk factor for mortality …