The quality of sleep in coronary artery disease patients with and without anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Objective: Although psychological problems, such as anxiety and depression, can affect the quality of sleep, there is scant research on the link between decreased sleep quality and mental health in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. This study aimed to explore the quality of sleep in CAD patients with and without abnormal anxiety and depressive complaints.

Methods And Results: In a cross-sectional setting, 163 CAD patients were consecutively selected.

Gender impact on the correlation between sexuality and marital relation quality in patients with coronary artery disease.

Introduction: Although the negative impact of coronary artery disease (CAD) on sexual and marital relation of the patients is known, data are lacking regarding possible gender difference.

Aim: We designed a study on patients with CAD to investigate sexual relation and marital adjustment and their association with regard to gender differences.

Main Outcome Measures: Questionnaires including the Dyadic Adjustment Scale for evaluating the couple's agreement on decisions and appropriate behavior, marital satisfaction, and marital cohesion, and the Relation and Sexuality Scale (RSS) for sexual function, frequency, and fear.

Fear of sexual intercourse in patients with coronary artery disease: a pilot study of associated morbidity.

Introduction: Sexual fear is a known cause for avoidance of intercourse, especially in patients with chronic conditions.

Aim: Given the significant impact of fear of intercourse on the quality of life, we herein report our pilot results regarding the differences in the demographic, clinical, marital, and psychological characteristics of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with and without sexual fear.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted in Baqyiatallah Hospital, Tehran, Iran, in 2006, 87 married CAD patients were assessed for the presence of sexual fear.