Abstract:
This study was a comparative descriptive study to explore patients body image before and after coronary artery bypass graft. The multiple-stage sampling of 320 patients post-operation of the coronary artery bypass graft was selected from patients receiving services at the outpatient department in three tertiary hospitals. The data were collected using two questionnaires: 1) A demographic data form, and 2) Body Image Scale questionnaire. The questionnaire was tested for content validity by five experts. The Cronbach alpha coefficient of the Body Image Scale questionnaire was 0.88, Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, a dependent t-test, and repeated measure ANOVA. The findings were presented as follows:1. Participants body image before coronary artery bypass graft from this study found that the participants had a very good level of body image. The mean score of body image was 13.10 ± 4.14 ( X2 ± SD).2. Participants body image after coronary artery bypass graft from this study found that the participants had a good level of body image. The mean score of body image was 19.49 ± 6.61 (X2 ± SD).3. The comparison of body images before and after coronary artery bypass graft, it was found that the body images before and after coronary artery bypass graft were difference significant at the level of 0.05 (t = -24.16, df = 319, p = 0.00)4. Consider seven variables were gender, age, occupation, comorbidity, body mass index, marital status, and educational level. It was found that the body image before and after coronary artery bypass graft was difference significant at the level of 0.05 (F = 544.484, F = 136.410, F = 199.973, F = 183.928, F = 165.042, F = 391.982, F = 361.773, respectively).