• 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Mental Health Center, Center for Brain Science Research, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
QIAN Yongjun, Email: qianyongjun@scu.edu.cn
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Objective To investigate the negative emotions of patients before cardiac surgery in West China Hospital in order to analyze the related factors.Methods The Huaxi emotional-distress index (HEI), a screening tool for mood disorders developed by the Mental Health Center of West China Hospital, was used for preoperative psychological evaluation of 1 968 adult patients hospitalized in cardiac surgery from March 2016 to July 2014. There were 835 males and 1 133 females at age of 49±13 years.Results  Fifty-one patients (2.6%) had negative emotions, among whom 6 patients were screened for suicide risk. After intervention, none of them had serious consequences caused by adverse emotions, such as automatic discharge from hospital, avoidance of surgery and suicide.Conclusion This study found that most of the cardiac surgery patients in West China Hospital have good psychological status before surgery, and a few suffered from negative emotions. “Huaxi emotional-distress index” is simple, effective and worth promoting.

Citation: CHEN Li, LI Tao, LI Qing, QIAN Yongjun. Screening and management of preoperative negative emotion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019, 26(12): 1223-1227. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201907028 Copy

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