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Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana
Print version ISSN 1794-4724On-line version ISSN 2145-4515
Abstract
CASTILLERO AMADOR, Yalilis. Psychological intervention in heart care surgery. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2007, vol.25, n.1, pp.52-63. ISSN 1794-4724.
Mayor surgery and particularly cardiovascular surgery are a potential source of stress. This article shows the effectiveness of the psychological preparation in patients undergoing to cardiac surgery. Through a review of the literature we considered the impact, both physical and psychological, of cardiovascular disease and also heart surgery in a patient. The heart is considered the primary organ in relation to the other and for this reason there are a lot of emotional reactions in disorders related with this. We pinpoint the advantages of psychological interventions for surgery and we propose a program which helps to coping and recovery adequately from cardiovascular surgery.
Keywords : cardiac surgery; psychological intervention; cognitive-behavior therapy; program for psychological preparation.