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• TITLE: The Clinical Application of a Positive Intervention Program in Patients Who Experienced a Cardiovascular Operation—Pilot Study

  AUTHORS: Konstantinos Kanellakis, Anna Papadimitriou, Eirini Karakasidou, Anastassios Stalikas

  KEYWORDS: PEACE, Cardiovascular Operations, PPIS, Heart Problems

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.13 No.1, January 18, 2022

  ABSTRACT: The study aims to evaluate PEACE’s effectiveness, a program that teaches positive emotions in patients after open-heart surgery. The sample consists of 15 patients (9 in the intervention group, 6 in the control group) aged 45 to 75. The results indicated a statistically significant improvement in anxiety, depression, negative affect and life satisfaction in the intervention group. However, there were no differences for stress and positive emotions in post measures. The control group had no statistically significant changes. Also, the intervention group was superior to the control group in the post-measurements on all the variables, except for the positive emotions. Health and mental health professionals should attend PEACE (Positive Emotions after Acute Cardiac Events) training in order to offer overall caring to patients suffering from cardiac problems.