Description of the Process of Grieving and Depression in Patient with Coronary Hearth Disease in the Intensive Room (original) (raw)

Background: The process of grieving and depression can affect the treatment process and the condition of patients with coronary heart disease. The process experienced by the patient can be uncomplicated grief, complicated grief and depression. It is important to distinguish between uncomplicated grief, complicated grief and depression in response to normal and healthy loss and with response to the stresses of personal disorders that require more intensive intervention. The nurse is responsible for helping the patient go through the grieving process so as to prevent the adverse effects on the patient, so that the grieving and depression process are needed to determine the problems and to plan the nursing treatment.Objective: This study aimed to identify the process of grieving and depression in patients with coronary heart disease in the Intensive Room of Hospital Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung.Methods: This research method was quantitative descriptive. The study population of patients wi...