Abstract

Background and objectives: Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) need to increase their empowerment skills to effectively control their symptoms and symptoms, and have to change their lifestyle to prevent the development of complications from the disease and delay the occurrence. Hence, self-efficacy has been introduced as an effective factor in improving self-care and moderating risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). Materials and methods: In this descriptive correlational study, 136 patients admitted to cardiac care unit (CCU) of selected hospitals affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran, were selected by convenience sampling method. Data were collected using demographic information, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and Sullivan's Cardiac Self-Efficacy (CSE) questionnaires. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 22 software using descriptive statistics, univariate linear regression and multivariate linear regression analysis. Results: The majority of patients in the study (61.8%) were male, married (69.1%) and had a mean age of 58.85 years. The resilience rate was 18.18, with the highest level at the personal strength of 25.15. According to the results, among five constituents of "resilience," only two components of "personal strength" and "tolerance for negative emotions" were able to significantly predict the "self-efficacy" of the subjects (p=0.01). Conclusion: The findings showed that the self-efficacy of ACS patients promotes with increasing resilience, and solutions to improve resilience can improve self-efficacy in the ACS patients. It is recommended to strengthen the belief of such patients to pay attention to their self-efficacy and sense of meaning in workplace, as the most important determinants of resilience in the patients.