title: Using stress inoculation to prepare a patient for open-heart surgery.
abstract: Patients' emotional adjustment to illness may be a critical variable in their successful recovery. In a single-case study using stress inoculation to counter a patient's anxiety and depression before open-heart surgery, intervention was effective in reducing emotional distress. The value of applying stress inoculation in health care settings to combat stress related to illness is suggested.
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*