title: Impact of Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome Prior to Open Heart Surgery on Psychiatric Status.
abstract: The incidence of depression and anxiety is higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The aim of this study is to determine whether experiencing acute coronary syndrome prior to open heart surgery affects patients in terms of depression, hopelessness, anxiety, fear of death and quality of life.
  
  
  
  The study included 63 patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery between January 2015 and January 2016. The patients were divided into two groups: those diagnosed after acute coronary syndrome (Group 1) and those diagnosed without acute coronary syndrome (Group 2). Beck depression scale, Beck hopelessness scale, Templer death anxiety scale and death depression scale, State-Trait anxiety inventory and WHOQOL-Bref quality of life scale were applied.
  
  
  
  There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of the total score obtained from Beck depression scale, Beck hopelessness scale - future-related emotions, loss of motivation, future-related expectations subgroups, death anxiety scale, the death depression scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - social and environmental subgroups. The mental quality of life sub-scores of group 2 were significantly higher. The patients in both groups were found to be depressed and hopeless about the future. Anxiety levels were found to be significantly higher in all of the patients in both groups.
  
  
  
  Acute coronary syndrome before coronary artery bypass surgery impairs more the quality of life in mental terms. But unexpectedly there are no differences in terms of depression, hopelessness, anxiety and fear of death.
authors.affiliation: Trakya Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü, Balkan Yerleşkesi, Turkey.
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.affiliation: Trakya Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü, Balkan Yerleşkesi, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gorgulu
authors.affiliation: Trakya Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü, Balkan Yerleşkesi, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rugul Kose
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Cinar
authors.affiliation: Trakya Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü, Balkan Yerleşkesi, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huseyin
authors.affiliation: Trakya Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü, Balkan Yerleşkesi, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Bulent
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.affiliation: Trakya Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü, Balkan Yerleşkesi, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Canbaz
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*