THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EMOTION REGULATION TRAINING ON CHRONIC PAIN, RESILIENCE, AND SELF-CARE IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION

Research shows that coronary heart disease is one of the main causes of death
and disability in the world which reduces the useful efficacy of people. According to the literature
review, mental factors can influence many aspects of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
effectiveness of emotion regulation training on reducing chronic pain, resilience, and self-care in
patients with coronary artery occlusion.
Materials & Methods: The research design was quasi-experimental pretest-posttest with a control
group. The statistical population in this study includes all women with coronary artery occlusion who
were referred to Tabriz Heart Hospital in the first half of 2021. After reviewing the clinical interview,
women with the criteria to enter the study were determined, selected, and randomly assigned to
experimental group (n = 15) and control group (n = 15). Data were collected using the Van Korf et al.
Chronic Pain Scale, the Connor & Davidson Resilience Questionnaire, and the Rigel et al. Self-Care
Scale. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance.
Results: The results showed that emotion regulation training has an effect on chronic pain, resilience,
and self-care of patients with coronary artery occlusion (p <0.001). In fact, emotion regulation training
reduces chronic pain and improves resilience and self-care in patients.
Conclusion: Paying attention to emotion regulation plays an important role in reducing the
psychological problems of patients with coronary artery occlusion