IRCT201302182812N12 IRCT 2013-09-07 Shiraz University of Medical Sciences The effects of discharge plan on stress,anxiety and depression in patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in hospitals affiliated to shiraz university of medical science The effects of discharge plan on stress,anxiety and depression in patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in hospitals affiliated to shiraz university of medical science 2012-12-21 anticipated 80 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/2665 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A coronary heart disease. Intervention 1: participants of control group received routine oral instructions: to be NPO, to shave, and how to take the drugs. And after angioplasty, at discharge, they also received a pamphlet on diet, amount of activities, and incidence of pain and bleeding. Intervention 2: Patients in the experimental group participated in a 30-minute training session about the reason of angioplasty, its procedures, and the required equipment for angioplasty, and the events occurring at angioplasty. At discharge, they received a booklet about the necessity of changes in the life style such as doing exercises, giving up smoking, stress and anxiety control and relaxation, amount of activities, diet, taken drugs and their side effects, when and how to have sexual activity, taking care of the incision and its pain, necessary actions in case of bleeding and/or hematoma, referral of symptoms, and also necessity of participation in cardiac rehabilitation program. These subjects were explained to the patients and a family member, face-to-face, in a forty-minute session.They,also were followed up on the phone once a week in two weeks time immediately after discharge.