Comparison of Control Center, Social Support in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Non-patients

Pages: 266-271
Marziyeh Omrani1, Mitra Mahmoudi2, Mehdi Atigh3 (Elementary School Teacher in Iran1, Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran2, and Shiraz Psychiatrist, Iran3)

The present study was performed to compare the control and social support center in coronary heart disease patients and non-patients. For this purpose, among the coronary artery patients who referred to Kosar Heart Hospital in Shiraz for treatment and met the conditions defined in the objectives of the study, 100 patients and also 100 non-patients from the patients who matched the study group, were chosen. Samples were assessed using the Rutter (1996) Internal Core Scale Scale and the Phillips (1986) Social Support Scale. The obtained data were evaluated using one-way analysis of variance and multivariate analysis of variance. Findings show that there is a significant difference between the level of control center, social support between coronary artery disease patients and non-patients, so that coronary heart disease patients have more external control, perceived social support and lower mental health. The results of this study show that in the treatment of coronary artery disease, especially in cases where there is a lack of external control and social support, appropriate psychiatric treatments should be used to achieve better treatment results.