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Surveying the Reasons for Refusing Coronary Angiography in Patients Referring to Cardiac Ward of Valiasr Hospital in Fasa
Background &
Objective:Â Coronary angiography has become the largest interventional
diagnostic test in recent years. As it has had large effects on anxiety and
satisfaction of patients in treatment and care; the objective of the present
study is to survey the reasons for which the patients, referring to cardiac
ward of Valiasr hospital in Fasa, refuse to undergo coronary angiography.  Materials & Methods: In this
cross-sectional study, 60 individuals candidate for coronary angiography were
selected. The samples were selected via census. The tool for collecting the
data was a researcher-made questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS-15
software, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney test, and Kruskal- Wallis test.  Results: The mean age of the samples was 58/9±12/8 years. Financial problems, fear
and anxiety, lack of awareness, and lack of confidence in the physician’s
diagnosis were the most important factors. The effect of fear has been reported
more in women compared to men for refusing coronary angiography (p=.037).  Conclusion: According to the above results, financial problems, fear and
anxiety, lack of awareness, and lack of confidence in the physician’s diagnosis
are the factors effective in accepting coronary angiography. Therefore, more contrivances are
needed to eliminate these effective factors; in order to prepare cardiac
patients, who are candidate for coronary angiography, a tranquility to accept
and to perform angiography