Background: Stress, as a risk factor of cardiovascular diseases, affects the quality of life for patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of stress paths on the quality of life of patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 35 patients with acute coronary syndrome were selected by sampling purposively from hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. They received 3 sessions, each 45 minutes, education using", the ways of coping with stress" lecture, and the booklets were trained. Data collection questionnaires were "World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF)", "Cohn stress" and "coping with stressful situations Endler and Parker (CISS)", respectively. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics (T test and Wilcoxon) using SPSS-22 software.
Results: Mean scores of the responses to all three questions were significantly changed before and after training (P<0.0001).
Conclusion: This study showed that learning ways to cope with stress can reduce stress and increase quality of life so it can be used as a helpful intervention in acute coronary syndrome.