Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective To explore the intervention effect of breathing training combined with emotional management on patients with coronary heart disease and depression. Methods Eighty patients with coronary heart disease in the rehabilitation period in our hospital from May 2019 to May 2021 were selected as the study subjects. They were randomly divided into groups using the digital table method. The control group was given routine intervention, and the observation group was given breathing training combined with emotional management on the basis of the control group, both of which were intervened for 4 weeks. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and 6-min walking distance test (6MWD) were used to evaluate cardiac function before and after intervention. Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to evaluate negative emotions. Results After the intervention, the SAS and SDS scores of the two groups were significantly lower than those before the intervention, and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group after the intervention (P<0.05). After the intervention, the LVEF and 6MWD of the two groups of patients were significantly higher than those before the intervention, and the observation group was significantly higher than the control group after the intervention (P<0.05). Conclusion Breathing training combined with emotional management can not only reduce anxiety and depression in patients with coronary heart disease and depression, but also help improve the heart function of patients.

Key words Breathing Training; Emotion Management; Coronary Heart Disease Depression; Cardiac Function; Negative Emotions