Trigger Stressor among Patients Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Rahariyani Loetfia Dwi1,*, Fadlilah Nikmatul1, Asnani1, Kholifah Siti Nur1 1Lecturer, Health Polytechnic of Surabaya, Indonesia *Corresponding author: Name: Loetfia Dwi Rahariyani, e-mail: rahariyani@yahoo.com, Address: Main Campus, Health Polytechnic of Surabaya, Pucang Jajar Tengah Street 56, Surabaya, Indonesia
Online published on 27 November, 2019. Abstract Introduction Chronic stress can trigger various diseases, one of those is a heart attack that can cause death. Conversely, patients who are diagnosed with coronary heart disease and had experienced a heart attack or arrhythmia will also experience stress due to the illness. Method This study aims to determine the trigger stressor of Coronary Heart Disease. The research method is descriptive, with a cross-sectional research design. The population of this study was all patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) who carried out the examination at the Cardiac Polyclinic, Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya. The study sample was 118 CHD patients. Result The results showed that the majority of CHD patients had more than one year of illness, had experienced chest pain, and had hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or hypercholesterolemia. The main stressor in CHD patients was stress due to the last attack, but the fear of death and cautiousness to the subsequent attack is low. This condition was worsened by the low recognition of the basic signs and actions of the cardiac emergency. Conclusion The doctor or nurse must pay attention to the psychological response of CHD patients by providing information or health education about the signs of the cardiac emergency and basic treatment when an attack occurs. Good information about signs and methods of handling cardiac emergencies will make patients feel calmer so that they can avoid worse and more sustained stress. Top Keywords Stressor, patient, coronary heart disease. Top |