title: Patient's Perception of Stressors Associated with Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiac surgery, due to being associated with stressors, has many physiological, psychological, emotional, growths, and spiritual potential consequences. However, few studies have been conducted about identifying the stressors. Therefore, the objective of the study was to determine patients' perceptions of stressors associated with coronary artery bypass surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this descriptive study during the two-month investigation, qualified patients for participation in the study (68 persons) undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery on the third to fifth postoperative day were selected and with using of Revised Cardiac Surgery Stressors Scale (RCSSS), interpersonal, intrapersonal, and extra personal stressors were determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings showed that intrapersonal stressors are perceived more than interpersonal and extra personal stressors by patients. In the analysis of data, the highest stressors were "pain and discomfort", "the need to have heart surgery", "death due to illness or surgery", "being away from home and work", "having chest tube".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study the intrapersonal stressors were perceived more than interpersonal and extra personal stressors by patients, which nurses should put emphasis on identification and elimination of intrapersonal stressors based on the needs of patients.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Kobra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parvan
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zamanzadeh
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lak Dizaji
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mousavi Shabestari
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Safaie
keywords: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery; Patient; Perception; Stressors