Resilience and the associated factors in patients with coronary artery disease

Background and purpose: coping strategies play a key role in the management of different diseases. resilience and positive emotionsin patients could enhance coping strategies and reduce disease complications. this study aimed to determine the level of resilience andthe associated factors in patients with coronary artery disease (cad).methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 186 cad patients referring to dr. heshmat hospital of rasht in2013. data were collected using the connor-davidson resilience scale (cd-risc), and data analysis was performed using descriptiveand inferential statistics in spss.results: in this study, mean score of resilience was 65.50±1.58 (out of 100), and 53.2% of the subjects had lower scores than themean. significant associations were observed between the resilience level and age, gender, education status, employment statusand history of hypertension (p<0.05). according to the logistic regression, employment status was the only significant predictor ofresilience.conclusion: according to the results of this study, since the majority of the subjects had lower scores than the mean of resilience, itis recommended that these patients be monitored for mental and psychological health. furthermore, they should be trained on copingskills depending on their socio-demographic features.