Objective To explore the correlation between exercise fear, anxiety, depression, and self-perceived burden in patients with coronary heart disease after PCI.

Methods Convenience sampling was used to select 114 patients with coronary heart disease after PCI as the survey subjects.The general information scale, heart disease patient exercise fear scale (TSK-SV Heart), hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), and self-perceived burden scale (SPBS) were used for the survey.

Results The TSK-SV Heart score of 114 patients with coronary heart disease after PCI was (42.26±5.78) points, of which 91 patients (79.82%) scored ≥37 points.The anxiety score was (6.82±4.51) points, the depression score was (3.70±3.10) points, and the SPBS score was (24.87±7.96) points.There was a positive correlation between exercise fear, anxiety, depression, and SPBS in patients with coronary heart disease after PCI (P < 0.05).The results of univariate analysis showed that gender, long-term place of residence, education level, occupation, per capita monthly income of families, and main sources of income were the influencing factors of exercise fear in patients after PCI(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that long-term residence was a factor influencing exercise fear in patients with coronary heart disease after PCI (P < 0.01).

Conclusions Patients with coronary heart disease undergoing PCI have a high level of exercise fear, which is positively correlated with anxiety, depression, and self-perceived burden.