Prevalence of Anxiety in the Process of Transferring Patients From Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit to the General Ward

Background: Researches have shown that in some countries where patients are transferred from intensive care to the general ward, they experience mental challenges, including anxiety. However, in Iran no researches have been done on this subject. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety in patients transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. Samples of this study included 110 patients transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward. Spielberger's questionnaire was used to collect data. To analyze the data, the SPSS version 16 software was used. Results: After entering variables in the multivariate logistic regression model, it was found, that there was only a significant rela- tionship between gender and anxiety. Statistical data showed that 63.6% of patients had moderate anxiety. Conclusions: According to the study, the subjects had high levels of anxiety, thus providing a platform for learning how to deal with anxiety seems to be required for these patients. The study also found that being female is directly related to the level of anxiety in these patients. Therefore, more attention to females during transfer from the intensive care to the general ward is important.