Smoking and Depression in Ischemic Heart Patients of Coronary Care Unit and Post-coronary Care Unit: A Cross-sectional Study

Depression has been a psychological problem in people’s lives for centuries. This disorder has become the basis of other chronic diseases with changes in the person’s lifestyle in the form of reducing physical activity, increasing smoking, appetite, or weight, or creating problems in the optimal control of other diseases accompanied by chronic.

This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 in the Cardiology Department of Shahid Mohammadi Hospital in Bandar Abbas City, Iran. The data collection tool was a demographic form and the standardized Beck questionnaire.

A total of 63.4% of people were women, and 36.6% were men. Most participants were between 41 and 60 years old and had a bachelor’s degree or were illiterate. Of the studied subjects, 29.2% were smokers, and 31.5% were passive smokers.

Based on age and educational level, there is a strong correlation between smoking and depression in ischemic heart patients.