2024
DOI: 10.34172/jhad.92365
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Explaining Health Anxiety in Patients after Open Heart Surgery: A Qualitative Study

Mahdieh Sarhadi,
Fatemeh Rigi,
Asma Abdollahyar

Abstract: Background: Health anxiety is one of the most prevalent psychological reactions observed in patients after open heart surgery. Thus, the present study was conducted to explain health anxiety in these patients. Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 patients with a history of open heart surgery in educational hospitals affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 2023-2024. The interviews were immediately transcribed and underwent conventional content analysis. MAXQDA 202… Show more

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