Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】Objective: The effect of rational emotional behavior therapy (REBT) combined with aerobic exercise on the psychological burden and stigma of patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing transradial artery interventional therapy. Methods: From August 2018 to December 2020 in our department, 103 patients with acute myocardial infarction who underwent transradial artery intervention were selected for the study. The patients were divided into two groups by the envelope method, and 51 patients in the control group were given routine intervention And aerobic exercise, 52 cases in the observation group combined with rational emotional behavior therapy on this basis. The levels of psychological burden, stigma, exercise endurance, and incidence of adverse cardiovascular events were compared between the two groups. Results: After the intervention, the physical dimension, emotional dimension, economic dimension, total score, as well as the internal stigma, external stigma, total score of stigma, and the incidence of cardiovascular adverse reactions in the self-feeling burden scale score of the observation group were all It was lower than the control group (P<0.05); the 6-minute walking distance level of the observation group was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Rational emotional behavior therapy combined with aerobic exercise can significantly reduce the psychological burden, stigma and adverse cardiovascular reactions of patients with acute myocardial infarction treated by transradial artery intervention, and can effectively improve the exercise endurance of patients.

[Keywords] rational emotional behavior therapy; aerobic exercise; acute myocardial infarction; burden level; stigma