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Lee S, Quinn L, Fritschi C, Fink AM, Park C, Reutrakul S, Collins EG. Physical Activity After Heart Surgery: Associations With Psychosocial and Sleep Factors. West J Nurs Res 2024; 46:333-343. [PMID: 38533821 DOI: 10.1177/01939459241240432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Heart surgery is an effective intervention for managing heart disease, the leading cause of death globally. After surgery, physical activity is key to improving patients' quality of life and decreasing mortality, but patients are frequently physically inactive after heart surgery. OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional pilot study aimed to examine how psychosocial and sleep factors influenced physical activity in patients after heart surgery. The mediating role of sleep factors between psychosocial factors and physical activity was also examined. METHODS Thirty-three patients who had undergone heart surgery were recruited. Psychosocial and sleep factors and physical activity were measured using an online survey and a wrist-worn ActiGraph for 7 days and nights. RESULTS The participants had heart surgery an average of about 7 years previously. They exceeded the recommended 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity for Americans; however, 64% of them showed poor sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index >5). Higher anxiety and depressive symptoms, lower self-efficacy, and greater sleep disturbances were associated with lower physical activity. Moreover, self-efficacy, sleep duration, sleep disturbance, sleep efficiency, and wake after sleep onset were predictors for physical activity. No mediating role of sleep factors was observed between psychosocial factors and physical activity. CONCLUSIONS Psychosocial and sleep factors should be considered when developing and implementing physical activity strategies for patients after heart surgery. Researchers should examine the relationships among the study variables with larger samples of postsurgical cardiac patients during different periods after heart surgery.
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- Sueyeon Lee
- Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Liljeroos T, Humphries S, Puthoopparambil SJ, Norlund F, Olsson EMG. Management of emotional distress following a myocardial infarction: a qualitative content analysis. Cogn Behav Ther 2023; 52:47-64. [PMID: 36440486 DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2022.2135591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. Emotional distress, such as anxiety and depression, are common among MI patients. The aim of this study was to investigate emotional reactions following MI and to explore how MI patients self-manage their emotional distress using the perspective of an explanatory behavioural model of depression and anxiety. Written testimonies from 92 MI patients starting an internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) were analysed using qualitative content analysis with a mixed deductive and inductive approach. Six themes were identified. The first three highlight the emotional reactions post-MI: Hypoarousal reactions and low mood; Hyperarousal reactions; and A changed sense of self and outlook on life. The following three themes describe strategies for managing emotional distress: Avoidance of potentially rewarding situations; Avoidance of heart relevant stimuli triggering anxiety; and Engaging in potentially positive activities and acceptance. The MI experience may trigger emotional reactions, with a particular emphasis on heart-focused anxiety, depression and a shift in the perception of one's identity. Patients tend to manage emotional distress through social withdrawal and experiential avoidance which likely maintains the distress. Applying a behavioural model to the management of emotional distress following MI is suited.
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- Thea Liljeroos
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Olsson EMG, Norlund F, Rondung E, Humphries SM, Held C, Lyngå P, Spaak J, Sundin Ö, Sundelin R, Leissner P, Kövamees L, Tornvall P. The e-mental health treatment in Stockholm myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronaries or Takotsubo syndrome study (E-SMINC): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2022; 23:597. [PMID: 35883115 PMCID: PMC9315084 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06530-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the aftermath of a myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) or Takotsubo syndrome (TS), patients commonly express high levels of stress and anxiety. Current treatment alternatives rarely address these issues. METHODS The study is a randomised controlled trial, where 90 patients with a discharge diagnosis of MINOCA or TS who also report symptoms of stress or anxiety will be randomised 2-6 weeks after their cardiac event. The treatment consists of 10 weeks of Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and starts immediately after randomisation for the treatment group. The control group receives usual care. Main outcomes are symptoms of anxiety measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, anxiety subscale, and perceived stress measured with the Perceived Stress Scale, 14-item version, 10 weeks after randomisation. Secondary measures include cardiac specific anxiety, symptoms of post-traumatic stress, quality of life, cortisol measured in hair and physiological stress responses (heart rate variability, blood pressure and saliva cortisol) during a stress procedure. Ten weeks after randomisation, the control group will also receive treatment. Long-term follow-up in the self-report measures mentioned above will be conducted 20 and 50 weeks after randomisation where the total group's development over time is followed, and the groups receiving intervention early versus late compared. DISCUSSION At present, there are no randomised studies evaluating psychological treatment for patients with MINOCA or TS. There is an urgent need for treatment alternatives aiming at relieving stress and anxiety considering the high mental stress and anxiety levels observed in MINOCA and TS, leading to decreased quality of life. CBT aiming at reducing mental stress has been shown to be effective regarding prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease. The current protocol describes a randomised open-label controlled trial evaluating an Internet-based CBT program for reduction of stress and anxiety in patients with increased mental stress and/or anxiety with a discharge diagnosis of either MINOCA or TS. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04178434 . Registered on 26 November 2019.
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- Erik M G Olsson
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology and Social Work, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology and Social Work, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Swedish Heart and Lung Association, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pavlicek V, Wedegärtner SM, Millenaar D, Wintrich J, Böhm M, Kindermann I, Ukena C. Heart-Focused Anxiety, General Anxiety, Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Pulmonary Vein Isolation. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11071751. [PMID: 35407359 PMCID: PMC8999774 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11071751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with anxiety, depression, and chronic stress, and vice versa. The purpose of this study was to evaluate potential effects of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) on psychological factors. (2) Methods: Psychological assessment was performed before PVI as well as after six months. (3) Results: A total of 118 patients [age 64 ± 9 years, 69% male, left ventricular ejection fraction 57 ± 8%, 56% paroxysmal AF] undergoing PVI were included. After PVI, significant improvements were observed in the mean total heart-focused anxiety (HFA) score, as well as in the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ) sub-scores: HFA attention, HFA fear, and HFA avoidance scores. Subgroup analyses showed an association of improvement with freedom of documented AF recurrence. Mean scores of general anxiety and depression evaluated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) decreased significantly after PVI in all subgroups regardless of AF recurrence. Further, both physical and mental composite scores of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) increased significantly from baseline. (4) Conclusions: PVI results in a significant reduction in HFA. Improvements in general anxiety and depressive symptoms did not seem to be related only to rhythm control per se. Therefore, CAQ may represent a more specific evaluation tool as HADS in patients with AF.
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Hamel S, Denis I, Turcotte S, Fleet R, Archambault P, Dionne CE, Foldes-Busque G. Anxiety disorders in patients with noncardiac chest pain: association with health-related quality of life and chest pain severity. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2022; 20:7. [PMID: 35012545 PMCID: PMC8751105 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01912-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) report more severe symptoms and lowered health-related quality of life when they present with comorbid panic disorder (PD). Although generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is the second most common psychiatric disorder in these patients, its impact on NCCP and health-related quality of life remains understudied. This study describes and prospectively compares patients with NCCP with or without PD or GAD in terms of (1) NCCP severity; and (2) the physical and mental components of health-related quality of life. METHODS A total of 915 patients with NCCP were consecutively recruited in two emergency departments. The presence of comorbid PD or GAD was assessed at baseline with the Anxiety Disorder Schedule for DSM-IV. NCCP severity at baseline and at the six-month follow-up was assessed with a structured telephone interview, and the patients completed the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey Version 2 (SF-12v2) to assess health-related quality of life at both time points. RESULTS Average NCCP severity decreased between baseline and the six-month follow-up (p < .001) and was higher in the patients with comorbid PD or GAD (p < .001) at both time points compared to those with NCCP only. However, average NCCP severity did not differ between patients with PD and those with GAD (p = 0.901). The physical component of quality of life improved over time (p = 0.016) and was significantly lower in the subset of patients with PD with or without comorbid GAD compared to the other groups (p < .001). A significant time x group interaction was found for the mental component of quality of life (p = 0.0499). GAD with or without comorbid PD was associated with a lower mental quality of life, and this effect increased at the six-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Comorbid PD or GAD are prospectively associated with increased chest pain severity and lowered health-related quality of life in patients with NCCP. PD appears to be mainly associated with the physical component of quality of life, while GAD has a greater association with the mental component. Knowledge of these differences could help in the management of patients with NCCP and these comorbidities.
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- Stéphanie Hamel
- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, 2325 rue des Bibliothèques, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
- Research Centre of the Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Lévis of the Centre Intégré de Santé Et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, 2325 rue des Bibliothèques, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
- Research Centre of the Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Lévis of the Centre Intégré de Santé Et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
- Centre de Recherche Universitaire Sur Les Jeunes Et Les Familles (CRUJeF), 2915 avenue du Bourg-Royal, Quebec, QC G1C 3S2 Canada
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- Research Centre of the Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Lévis of the Centre Intégré de Santé Et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
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- Research Centre of the Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Lévis of the Centre Intégré de Santé Et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
- Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Research Centre of the Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Lévis of the Centre Intégré de Santé Et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
- Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
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- CHU de Quebec Research Centre, Saint-Sacrement Hospital, 1050, Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC G1S 4L8 Canada
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, 2325 rue des Bibliothèques, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
- Research Centre of the Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Lévis of the Centre Intégré de Santé Et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, 2725 chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC G1V 4G5 Canada
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Fomicheva A, Andreev D, Lyubavskaya A, Simonov A, Volel B. Clinical and psychopathological aspects of nosogenic reactions in chronic heart failure. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2022; 122:86-94. [DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202212209186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Schmitz C, Wedegärtner SM, Langheim E, Kleinschmidt J, Köllner V. Heart-Focused Anxiety Affects Behavioral Cardiac Risk Factors and Quality of Life: A Follow-Up Study Using a Psycho-Cardiological Rehabilitation Concept. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:836750. [PMID: 35615455 PMCID: PMC9124936 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.836750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Heart-focused anxiety (HFA) raises the risk for adverse outcomes in patients with heart disease. Despite this great importance, it is rarely assessed in clinical practice. Three dimensions are commonly defined in the context of HFA: heart-related fear, avoidance, and attention. The impact of these aspects on cardiac risk factors is essentially unclear. In this study, we investigated the relationship between HFA and behavioral cardiac risk factors as well as health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which represent important treatment outcomes of inpatient psycho-cardiological rehabilitation. METHODS A prospective observational design was used to examine 238 rehabilitation inpatients with comorbidity of cardiac disease and psychiatric disorder. We assessed HFA using the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ), HRQoL using the SF-12 Health Survey, exercise capacity using the 6-minute walk test, and smoking behavior, respectively at admission (t0) and discharge (t1). Physical activity was assessed at t0 and in a follow-up survey 6 months after discharge (t2) using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Multiple regression models were used to analyze the predictive value of HFA for the outcome variables at t0, t1, and t2, adjusted for socio-demographic factors and depression. Predictive values for changes over time were evaluated by the regressor variable approach. RESULTS Exercise capacity and physical activity were negatively predicted by baseline heart-related avoidance, both cross-sectionally and prospectively. Avoidance at t1 also negatively predicted long-term changes over time in physical activity at t2. Total HFA and the subcomponent avoidance negatively predicted physical HRQoL both cross-sectionally and prospectively. Mental HRQoL was cross-sectionally predicted by heart-focused attention at t0, and prospectively predicted by total HFA and by avoidance. Regarding changes in the course of rehabilitation, baseline avoidance negatively predicted improvement in physical HRQoL during rehabilitation. Concerning smoking behavior, no associations with HFA were found. CONCLUSIONS HFA is a relevant inhibiting factor for the achievement of therapy goals in psycho-cardiological rehabilitation such as health behavior and HRQoL. Heart-related avoidance in particular, has a negative impact on exercise capacity, physical activity, and self-reported physical health. Its prospective negative predictive value for physical activity and physical health underlines the relevance of HFA for psycho-cardiological interventions.
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- Christoph Schmitz
- Psychosomatic Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Center for Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Behavioral Psychotherapy, Technological University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Rehabilitation Center Seehof, Federal German Pension Agency, Teltow, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Rehabilitation Center Seehof, Federal German Pension Agency, Teltow, Germany
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- Department of Behavioral Therapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Rehabilitation Center Seehof, Federal German Pension Agency, Teltow, Germany
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- Psychosomatic Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Center for Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Behavioral Therapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Rehabilitation Center Seehof, Federal German Pension Agency, Teltow, Germany
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Gulati M, Levy PD, Mukherjee D, Amsterdam E, Bhatt DL, Birtcher KK, Blankstein R, Boyd J, Bullock-Palmer RP, Conejo T, Diercks DB, Gentile F, Greenwood JP, Hess EP, Hollenberg SM, Jaber WA, Jneid H, Joglar JA, Morrow DA, O'Connor RE, Ross MA, Shaw LJ. 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2022; 16:54-122. [PMID: 34955448 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AIM This clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain provides recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to assess and diagnose chest pain in adult patients. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was conducted from November 11, 2017, to May 1, 2020, encompassing randomized and nonrandomized trials, observational studies, registries, reviews, and other evidence conducted on human subjects that were published in English from PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Collaboration, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports, and other relevant databases. Additional relevant studies, published through April 2021, were also considered. STRUCTURE Chest pain is a frequent cause for emergency department visits in the United States. The "2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain" provides recommendations based on contemporary evidence on the assessment and evaluation of chest pain. This guideline presents an evidence-based approach to risk stratification and the diagnostic workup for the evaluation of chest pain. Cost-value considerations in diagnostic testing have been incorporated, and shared decision-making with patients is recommended.
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Gulati M, Levy PD, Mukherjee D, Amsterdam E, Bhatt DL, Birtcher KK, Blankstein R, Boyd J, Bullock-Palmer RP, Conejo T, Diercks DB, Gentile F, Greenwood JP, Hess EP, Hollenberg SM, Jaber WA, Jneid H, Joglar JA, Morrow DA, O'Connor RE, Ross MA, Shaw LJ. 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 78:e187-e285. [PMID: 34756653 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 319] [Impact Index Per Article: 106.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIM This clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain provides recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to assess and diagnose chest pain in adult patients. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was conducted from November 11, 2017, to May 1, 2020, encompassing randomized and nonrandomized trials, observational studies, registries, reviews, and other evidence conducted on human subjects that were published in English from PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Collaboration, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports, and other relevant databases. Additional relevant studies, published through April 2021, were also considered. STRUCTURE Chest pain is a frequent cause for emergency department visits in the United States. The "2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain" provides recommendations based on contemporary evidence on the assessment and evaluation of chest pain. This guideline presents an evidence-based approach to risk stratification and the diagnostic workup for the evaluation of chest pain. Cost-value considerations in diagnostic testing have been incorporated, and shared decision-making with patients is recommended.
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Gulati M, Levy PD, Mukherjee D, Amsterdam E, Bhatt DL, Birtcher KK, Blankstein R, Boyd J, Bullock-Palmer RP, Conejo T, Diercks DB, Gentile F, Greenwood JP, Hess EP, Hollenberg SM, Jaber WA, Jneid H, Joglar JA, Morrow DA, O'Connor RE, Ross MA, Shaw LJ. 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2021; 144:e368-e454. [PMID: 34709879 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIM This clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain provides recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to assess and diagnose chest pain in adult patients. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was conducted from November 11, 2017, to May 1, 2020, encompassing randomized and nonrandomized trials, observational studies, registries, reviews, and other evidence conducted on human subjects that were published in English from PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Collaboration, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports, and other relevant databases. Additional relevant studies, published through April 2021, were also considered. Structure: Chest pain is a frequent cause for emergency department visits in the United States. The "2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain" provides recommendations based on contemporary evidence on the assessment and evaluation of chest pain. This guideline presents an evidence-based approach to risk stratification and the diagnostic workup for the evaluation of chest pain. Cost-value considerations in diagnostic testing have been incorporated, and shared decision-making with patients is recommended.
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Effectiveness of Enhanced External Counterpulsation Treatment on Symptom Burden, Medication Profile, Physical Capacity, Cardiac Anxiety, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Refractory Angina Pectoris. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2021; 35:375-385. [PMID: 31929322 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with refractory angina pectoris experience recurrent symptoms that limit their functional capacity, including psychological distress and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL), despite optimized medical therapy. Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is an evidence-based alternative noninvasive treatment. Although physical well-being and mental well-being are equally important components of health, few studies have investigated the psychological effects of EECP in patients with refractory angina pectoris. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of EECP treatment in patients with refractory angina pectoris regarding medication profile, physical capacity, cardiac anxiety, and HRQoL. METHODS This quasi-experimental study with 1-group pretest-posttest design includes a 6-month follow-up of 50 patients (men, n = 37; mean age, 65.8 years) who had undergone 1 EECP course. The following pretreatment and posttreatment data were collected: medication use, 6-minute walk test results, functional class according to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and self-reported (ie, questionnaire data) cardiac anxiety and HRQoL. In addition, the questionnaires were also completed at a 6-month follow-up. RESULTS After EECP treatment, patients used significantly less nitrates (P < .001), walking distance increased on average by 46 m (P < .001), and Canadian Cardiovascular Society class improved (P < .001). In addition, all but 1 subscale of cardiac anxiety and all HRQoL components improved significantly (P < .05). The positive effects for cardiac anxiety and HRQoL were maintained at the 6-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Enhanced external counterpulsation treatment resulted in reduced symptom burden, improved physical capacity, and less cardiac anxiety, leading to increased physical activity and enhanced life satisfaction for patients with refractory angina pectoris. Enhanced external counterpulsation treatment should be considered to improve the life situation for these patients.
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Pietrabissa G, Rozzoni F, Liguori F, Cerruto A, Giusti EM, Malfatto G, Munforti C, De Martin M, Giglio A, Facchini M, Castelnuovo G. The Brief Strategic Treatment of Cardiophobia: A Clinical Case Study. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOTHERAPY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10879-020-09479-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AbstractMany individuals presenting to medical settings with heart-related symptoms for which no medical explanation is found might suffer from cardiophobia, but this condition is still poorly identified and addressed. This article presents a case of cardiophobia treated in an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation unit and, for the first time, describes the application of brief strategic therapy for the treatment of this condition. In the case reported, the first therapeutic encounter and the key elements of the strategic approach are described in detail with the aim to explain how brief strategic therapy works and how it can be used to identify and address cardiophobia-related behaviors. A 64-year-old male presented to cardiac rehabilitation reporting intense anxiety-provoking heart palpitations, and believing he was at risk of dying from a heart attack. After 3 sessions, an overall improvement in heart-related bodily sensations followed a decrease in the patient’s continuous checking of his heartbeat and seeking reassurance—factors that were largely responsible for the persistence of the problem. Moreover, quantitative evaluation showed increased scores of mood state at the end of treatment. This improvement persisted at the 18-month follow-up. This case is an interesting example of how brief strategic therapy can contribute to the development of a new conceptual model for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiophobia. Still, more systematic research in the field is needed to prove the efficacy and effectiveness of this therapeutic approach on symptoms of heart-focused anxiety.
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Lebel S, Mutsaers B, Tomei C, Leclair CS, Jones G, Petricone-Westwood D, Rutkowski N, Ta V, Trudel G, Laflamme SZ, Lavigne AA, Dinkel A. Health anxiety and illness-related fears across diverse chronic illnesses: A systematic review on conceptualization, measurement, prevalence, course, and correlates. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0234124. [PMID: 32716932 PMCID: PMC7384626 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with chronic diseases commonly report fears of illness or symptoms recurring or worsening. These fears have been addressed from an illness-specific perspective (e.g., fear of cancer recurrence), a generic illness perspective (e.g., fear of progression), and a psychiatric perspective (DSM-5 illness anxiety disorder and somatic symptom disorder). The broader concept of health anxiety (HA) can also be applied to patients with a chronic disease. This review was conducted to investigate the conceptual, theoretical, measurement-overlap, and differences between these distinct perspectives. We also aimed to summarize prevalence, course, and correlates of these fears in different chronic illnesses. METHODS We used PsycINFO, PubMED, CINAHL, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and PSYNDEX to conduct a systematic review of studies pertaining to these fears in chronic illness published from January 1996 to October 2017. A total of 401 articles were retained. RESULTS There were commonalities across different conceptualizations and diseases: a high prevalence of clinical levels of fears (>20%), a stable course over time, and a deleterious impact on quality of life. Reviewed studies used definitions, models, and measures that were illness-specific, with only a minority employing a psychiatric perspective, limiting cross-disease generalizability. There appears to be some applicability of DSM-5 disorders to the experience of fear of illness/symptoms in patients with a chronic illness. While conceptualizing HA on a continuum ranging from mild and transient to severe may be appropriate, there is a lack of agreement about when the level of fear becomes 'excessive.' The definitions, models, and measures of HA across chronic illnesses involve affective, cognitive, behavioral, and perceptual features. CONCLUSIONS The concept of HA may offer a unifying conceptual perspective on the fears of illness/symptoms worsening or returning commonly experienced by those with chronic disease.
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- Sophie Lebel
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Castonguay J, Turcotte S, Fleet RP, Archambault PM, Dionne CE, Denis I, Foldes-Busque G. Physical activity and disability in patients with noncardiac chest pain: a longitudinal cohort study. Biopsychosoc Med 2020; 14:12. [PMID: 32612673 PMCID: PMC7324967 DOI: 10.1186/s13030-020-00185-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) is one of the leading reasons for emergency department visits and significantly limits patients' daily functioning. The protective effect of physical activity has been established in a number of pain problems, but its role in the course of NCCP is unknown. This study aimed to document the level of physical activity in patients with NCCP and its association with NCCP-related disability in the 6 months following an emergency department visit. METHODS In this prospective, longitudinal, cohort study, participants with NCCP were recruited in two emergency departments. They were contacted by telephone for the purpose of conducting a medical and sociodemographic interview, after which a set of questionnaires was sent to them. Participants were contacted again 6 months later for an interview aimed to assess their NCCP-related disability. RESULTS The final sample consisted of 279 participants (57.0% females), whose mean age was 54.6 (standard deviation = 15.3) years. Overall, the proportion of participants who were physically active in their leisure time, based on the Actimètre questionnaire criteria, was 22.0%. Being physically active at the first measurement time point was associated with a 38% reduction in the risk of reporting NCCP-related disability in the following 6 months (ρ = .047). This association remained significant after controlling for confounding variables. CONCLUSIONS Being physically active seems to have a protective effect on the occurrence of NCCP-related disability in the 6 months following an emergency department visit with NCCP. These results point to the importance of further exploring the benefits of physical activity in this population.
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- Joanne Castonguay
- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, 2325 Allée des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
- Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe,, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
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- Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe,, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
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- Département de médecine familiale et de médecine d’urgence, Université Laval, Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe,, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
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- Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe,, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, 2325 Allée des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
- Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe,, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, 2325 Allée des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
- Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, 143 Rue Wolfe,, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1 Canada
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Pardue CM, White KS, Gervino EV. The Role of Disease Conviction: Exploring Its Effects on Chest Pain and Anxiety-Related Models of Non-cardiac Chest Pain. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2020; 26:131-141. [PMID: 29948646 DOI: 10.1007/s10880-018-9572-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of disease conviction in the chest pain and life interference of patients with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP), after controlling for anxiety sensitivity and body vigilance. While all three psychological constructs are theoretically implicated and empirically associated with the experience of NCCP, no research has examined the influence of disease conviction in the context of other relevant constructs. The sample included 229 participants with NCCP who were recruited after a medical evaluation failed to elicit an organic explanation for their chest pain. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that while anxiety sensitivity significantly predicted chest pain severity and interference, only body vigilance contributed significant additional variance to chest pain severity, and only disease conviction contributed significant additional variance to chest pain interference. While anxiety sensitivity, body vigilance, and disease conviction all appear to affect those with NCCP, it seems that their impact is manifest in different domains (i.e., pain perception vs. psychosocial impairment).
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- Caleb M Pardue
- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-St Louis, One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63121, USA.
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-St Louis, One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63121, USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Hohls JK, Beer K, Arolt V, Haverkamp W, Kuhlmann SL, Martus P, Waltenberger J, Rieckmann N, Müller-Nordhorn J, Ströhle A. Association between heart-focused anxiety, depressive symptoms, health behaviors and healthcare utilization in patients with coronary heart disease. J Psychosom Res 2020; 131:109958. [PMID: 32120145 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.109958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between heart-focused anxiety, depressive symptoms, health behaviors and healthcare utilization in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS N = 1007 patients with CHD were recruited in hospital and followed for one year in a two-site cohort study. Heart focused anxiety (Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire [CAQ] with the three subscales fear, attention, and avoidance), depressive symptoms (depression module from the Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9]), health behaviors and healthcare utilization (smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, outpatient physician/psychotherapist visits) were assessed six months after the initial hospitalization. Multiple regression models were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS About one third of the sample exhibited clinically significant CAQ scores. Higher CAQ-avoidance scores were associated with current smoking (OR = 1.62; 95%CI: 1.33-1.98), reduced alcohol intake (OR = 0.83; 95%CI: 0.71-0.98), non-participation in a coronary exercise group (OR = 1.76; 95%CI: 1.42-2.17), less regular physical activity (OR = 2.69; 95%CI: 2.32-3.12), and more frequent contact to general practitioners (GPs; b = 0.07, SE: 0.03). CAQ-attention was associated with non-smoking (OR = 0.51; 95%CI: 0.37-0.70), exercise group participation (OR = 0.69; 95%CI: 0.51-0.94), more frequent regular physical activity (OR = 0.55; 95%CI: 0.44-0.68), and more frequent contact to specialists for internal medicine (b = 0.09, SE: 0.04). CAQ-fear was not associated with any of the health behavior or healthcare use measures. Depressive symptoms were associated with reduced regular physical activity (OR = 1.05; 95%CI: 1.02-1.08) and increased contact to mental care specialists (b = 0.03, SE: 0.01) and GPs (b = 0.02, SE: 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Heart-focused anxiety and depressive symptoms may impede secondary prevention in patients with CHD and increase outpatient healthcare utilization.
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- Johanna Katharina Hohls
- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; Division of Emergency and Acute Medicine (CVK, CCM), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Applied Biometry, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, SRH Central Hospital Suhl, Suhl, Germany
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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Bolat N, Eliacik K, Yavuz M, Kanik A, Mertek H, Guven B, Dogrusoz B, Bakiler AR. Adolescent mental health, attachment characteristics, and unexplained chest pain: a case–control study. PSYCHIAT CLIN PSYCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/24750573.2018.1454374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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- Nurullah Bolat
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Division of Adolescent Medicine, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, İstanbul Aydin University, İstanbul, Turkey
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, French Lape Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatrics, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatrics, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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Heart-focused anxiety and health care seeking in patients with non-cardiac chest pain: A prospective study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2018; 50:83-89. [PMID: 29120733 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to estimate the incidence of medical consultations six months after an emergency department (ED) consultation for non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). It also investigated the role of heart-focused anxiety (HFA) and other factors in predicting an increased healthcare utilization in these patients. METHOD This was a prospective study of 428 patients who came to an ED with NCCP. Patients completed an interview and questionnaires assessing HFA, psychological distress, the characteristics of NCCP, and comorbidities. Their medical consultations were assessed by telephone interview six months later. The contribution of each factor was assessed using a binomial negative regression. RESULTS Eighty-three percent of patients reported at least one medical consultation (mean=3.1, standard deviation=3.9). HFA (incident rate ratio 1.01; 95% CI, 1.00-1.02), the presence of a medical condition (2.14; 1.51-3.03), NCCP frequency (1.49; 1.16-1.91) and NCCP-related interference (1.08; 1.04-1.13) were predictive of further medical consultations. CONCLUSIONS A significant proportion of patients with NCCP are at risk of multiple medical consultations following discharge from the ED. HFA appears as a determinant of medical consultations after controlling for multiple confounding factors.
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Foldes-Busque G, Hamel S, Belleville G, Fleet R, Poitras J, Chauny JM, Vadeboncoeur A, Lavoie KL, Marchand A. Factors associated with pain level in non-cardiac chest pain patients with comorbid panic disorder. Biopsychosoc Med 2016; 10:30. [PMID: 27777612 PMCID: PMC5070074 DOI: 10.1186/s13030-016-0081-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Panic disorder (PD) is highly prevalent in patients with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). This study aims to explore the role of psychological factors (PD intensity, anxiety sensitivity, heart-related fear, attention and avoidance) common to NCCP and PD in predicting chest pain levels in patients with both conditions. Methods This association was investigated in emergency department patients with NCCP and PD receiving either evidence-based treatment of PD or treatment as usual. Patients were assessed at baseline and 14 weeks later for post-treatment. Results Only heart-focused fear and attention for cardiac sensations independently explained a significant portion of the variance in baseline pain (n = 66). At 3 months follow-up (n = 53), changes in heart-related fear was the only factor independently associated with changes in chest pain intensity. Even in patients with PD, fear specific to cardiac sensations seems to play a central role in determining NCCP intensity. Conclusion These results suggest that the efficacy of intervention for patients with PD and comorbid NCCP could be improved by targeting heart-related fear and attention. Trial registration NCT00736346
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- Guillaume Foldes-Busque
- School of Psychology, Université Laval, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Bureau 1116, Québec, G1V 0A6 Canada ; Research Centre of the University Affiliated Hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, 143 rue Wolfe, Lévis, Québec G6V 3Z1 Canada
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Bureau 1116, Québec, G1V 0A6 Canada ; Research Centre of the University Affiliated Hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, 143 rue Wolfe, Lévis, Québec G6V 3Z1 Canada
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Bureau 1116, Québec, G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Research Chair in Emergency Medicine of Laval University, University Affiliated Hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, 143 rue Wolfe, Lévis, Québec G6V 3Z1 Canada ; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Bureau 4617, Québec, G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Research Centre of the University Affiliated Hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, 143 rue Wolfe, Lévis, Québec G6V 3Z1 Canada ; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Bureau 4617, Québec, G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Research Centre, Montreal Sacré-Coeur Hospital, 5400 Boulevard Gouin Ouest, local K-3000, Montréal, Québec H4J 1C5 Canada
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- Research Centre, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 rue Bélanger, Montréal, Québec H1T 1C8 Canada
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- Research Centre, Montreal Sacré-Coeur Hospital, 5400 Boulevard Gouin Ouest, local K-3000, Montréal, Québec H4J 1C5 Canada ; Research Centre, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 rue Bélanger, Montréal, Québec H1T 1C8 Canada ; Psychology Department, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888 succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8 Canada
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- Psychology Department, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888 succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8 Canada ; Fernand-Séguin Research Centre, Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Hospital, 7331 rue Hochelaga, Montréal, Québec H1N 3V2 Canada
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Israel JI, White KS, Farmer CC, Pardue CM, Gervino EV. Heart-Focused Anxiety in Patients With Noncardiac Chest Pain: Structure and Validity. Assessment 2015; 24:95-103. [PMID: 26271489 DOI: 10.1177/1073191115597059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Heart-focused anxiety (HFA) is a fear of cardiac sensations driven by worries of physical health catastrophe. HFA is impairing and distressing and has been shown to disproportionately affect individuals with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP), chest pain that persists in the absence of an identifiable source. The Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ) is a measure designed to assess HFA. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and factor structure of the CAQ in a sample of 229 adults diagnosed with NCCP. Results demonstrated that the CAQ is a useful measure of HFA in patients with NCCP and that a four-factor model including fear of cardiac sensations, avoidance of activities that elicit cardiac sensations, heart-focused attention, and reassurance seeking was the best fit for the data. Additionally, associations between CAQ subscales and two measures of health-related behaviors-pain-related interference and health care utilization-provided evidence of concurrent validity. Treatment implications are also discussed.
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Stasiewski E, Christoph M, Christoph A, Bittner A, Weidner K, Julius U. Mental symptoms and quality of life in lipoprotein apheresis patients in comparison to hemodialysis patients, platelet donors and normal population. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2015; 18:233-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2015.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Quality of life in patients with non-CAD chest pain: associations to fear of pain and psychiatric disorder severity. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2014; 20:284-93. [PMID: 23338745 DOI: 10.1007/s10880-012-9347-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Chest pain in the absence of identified cardiac cause, or non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP), is a common condition that may result in impaired quality of life. Theories of NCCP put forward that patients who react to cardiopulmonary sensations with fear may avoid activities that elicit cardiac sensations. Co-morbid psychiatric disorders, which are prevalent in this population, may predispose individuals to be more vigilant to physiological sensations, including cardiac-related symptoms. The daily impact of avoiding cardiopulmonary cues may limit quality of life. This study examined psychiatric disorders, fear of pain, and quality of life in 30 non-coronary artery disease (CAD) chest pain patients. Psychiatric disorder severity was independently associated with mental health related quality of life and fear of pain was independently associated with physical health related quality of life. This research adds understanding to contributory factors to impaired quality of life among patients with non-CAD chest pain.
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Van Hulle L, Van Damme S, Crombez G. Valid Cues for Auditory or Somatosensory Targets Affect Their Perception: A Signal Detection Approach. Perception 2013; 42:223-32. [DOI: 10.1068/p7340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We investigated the effects of focusing attention towards auditory or somatosensory stimuli on perceptual sensitivity and response bias using a signal detection task. Participants ( N = 44) performed an unspeeded detection task in which weak (individually calibrated) somatosensory or auditory stimuli were delivered. The focus of attention was manipulated by the presentation of a visual cue at the start of each trial. The visual cue consisted of the word “warmth” or the word “tone”. This word cue was predictive of the corresponding target on two-thirds of the trials. As hypothesised, the results showed that cueing attention to a specific sensory modality resulted in a higher perceptual sensitivity for validly cued targets than for invalidly cued targets, as well as in a more liberal response criterion for reporting stimuli in the valid modality than in the invalid modality. The value of this experimental paradigm for investigating excessive attentional focus or hypervigilance in various non-clinical and clinical populations is discussed.
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- Lore Van Hulle
- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Rosenbaum DL, White KS, Gervino EV. The impact of perceived stress and perceived control on anxiety and mood disorders in noncardiac chest pain. J Health Psychol 2012; 17:1183-92. [DOI: 10.1177/1359105311433906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chest pain without detectable heart disease, noncardiac chest pain (NCCP), is linked with anxiety and depression. Theory posits stress and perceived control may relate to NCCP. We hypothesized stress would have direct and mediated effects via perceived control on anxiety and mood disorders in NCCP. Patients ( N = 113) completed questionnaires and a structured diagnostic interview. Stress and perceived control were associated with anxiety and mood disorder severity. Perceived control fully mediated the relation between stress and mood disorder severity but not anxiety disorder severity. Results are partially supportive of anxiety-based theories of NCCP.
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
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Hamang A, Eide GE, Rokne B, Nordin K, Øyen N. General anxiety, depression, and physical health in relation to symptoms of heart-focused anxiety- a cross sectional study among patients living with the risk of serious arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2011; 9:100. [PMID: 22081957 PMCID: PMC3224780 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the role of three distinct symptoms of heart-focused anxiety (cardio-protective avoidance, heart-focused attention, and fear about heart sensations) in relation to general anxiety, depression and physical health in patients referred to specialized cardio-genetics outpatient clinics in Norway for genetic investigation and counseling. Methods Participants were 126 patients (mean age 45 years, 53.5% women). All patients were at higher risk than the average person for serious arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) because of a personal or a family history of an inherited cardiac disorder (familial long QT syndrome or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). Patients filled in, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Short-Form 36 Health Survey, and Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire, two weeks before the scheduled counseling session. Results The patients experienced higher levels of general anxiety than expected in the general population (mean difference 1.1 (p < 0.01)). Hierarchical regression analyses showed that avoidance and fear was independently related to general anxiety, depression, and physical health beyond relevant demographic covariates (age, gender, having children) and clinical variables (clinical diagnosis, and a recent SCD in the family). In addition to heart-focused anxiety, having a clinical diagnosis was of importance for physical health, whereas a recent SCD in the family was independently related to general anxiety and depression, regardless of disease status. Conclusion Avoidance and fear may be potentially modifiable symptoms. Because these distinct symptoms may have important roles in determining general anxiety, depression and physical health in at-risk individuals of inherited cardiac disorders, the present findings may have implications for the further development of genetic counseling for this patient group.
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- Anniken Hamang
- Genetic Epidemiology Research Group, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway.
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Predictors of Heart-Focused Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Genetic Investigation and Counseling of Long QT Syndrome or Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A One Year Follow-up. J Genet Couns 2011; 21:72-84. [DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9393-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Anxiety Predicts Poor Perceived Health in Patients With an Implantable Defibrillator. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3182(09)70841-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zvolensky MJ, Feldner MT, Eifert GH, Vujanovic AA, Solomon SE. Cardiophobia: a critical analysis. Transcult Psychiatry 2008; 45:230-52. [PMID: 18562494 DOI: 10.1177/1363461508089766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cardiophobia, a clinical syndrome that affects hundreds of thousands of individuals in the USA, is characterized by abrupt, recurrent sensations and pain in the chest in the absence of physical pathology. This conceptual article seeks to address the significance of cardiophobia in western culture and to distinguish it from related disorders. In addition, a model of cardiophobia that highlights the role of heart-focused anxiety and interoceptive conditioning in the generation of limited-symptom panic attacks and acute chest pain is presented and vulnerability factors for cardiophobia are discussed. Future research directions relevant to the assessment and treatment of this clinically significant phenomenon are reviewed.
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Many studies have shown that cardiac anxiety when occurring in the absence of coronary artery disease is common and quite costly. The Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ) is an 18-item self-report measure that assesses anxiety related to cardiac symptoms. To better understand the construct of cardiac anxiety, a factor analysis was conducted on CAQ data from 658 individuals who were self or physician-referred for electron beam tomographic screening to determine whether clinically significant coronary atherosclerosis was present. A four-factor solution was judged to provide the best fit with the results reflecting the following factor composition: heart-focused attention, avoidance of activities that bring on symptoms, worry or fear regarding symptoms, and reassurance-seeking. Factorial invariance across groups was also assessed to determine whether the factor structure of the CAQ was similar in individuals with and without clear evidence of coronary atherosclerosis. The factor structure of the CAQ did not differ between the two groups. However, the group without coronary atherosclerosis had significantly higher mean scores on their attention and worry/fear factors suggesting that people without a diagnosed cardiac condition pay more attention to and worry more about their cardiac-related symptoms than those people who have coronary atherosclerosis.
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- Craig D. Marker
- University of Virginia, Department of Psychology, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
- Correspondence can be sent to Craig D. Marker who is now at Nova Southeastern University, Center for Psychological Studies, 3301 College Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796. Phone: 954-262-5741; fax: 954-262-3859 electronic mail:
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, Chicago, IL 60612 USA,
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Miami, FL 33101 USA,
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In addition to monitoring and treating the cardiac disease, patients benefit from health professionals recognizing and managing the potential psychosocial consequences of growing up with congenital heart disease. Working groups from Europe and North America have emphasized the benefit of inclusion of specialized mental health care for adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients. This article reviews the evidence that ACHD patients have special and unique psychosocial needs and outlines ways in which psychologists can be integrated into multidisciplinary ACHD care teams. There are three professional domains in which clinical health psychologists can contribute to an ACHD team: provision of clinical services, multidisciplinary research, and professional education. Considerations for incorporating psychology into ACHD teams are presented.
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- Adrienne H Kovacs
- Cardiac Psychology, Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, 1-West-414, Toronto, ON M5T 2N2, Canada.
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- Adrienne H Kovacs
- Behavioural Cardiology Program, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, ON M5T 2SB.
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Keogh E, Hamid R, Hamid S, Ellery D. Investigating the effect of anxiety sensitivity, gender and negative interpretative bias on the perception of chest pain. Pain 2004; 111:209-17. [PMID: 15327825 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2004] [Revised: 06/14/2004] [Accepted: 06/24/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Research suggests that anxiety sensitivity may be an important component in the negative response to pain sensations, especially those with cardiopulmonary origin. Furthermore, there is experimental evidence to suggest that such effects may be stronger in women than men. The primary aim of the current investigation was to determine the relative roles that anxiety sensitivity and gender have on the pain reports of patients referred to a hospital clinic with chest pain. A total of 78 female and 76 male adults were recruited on entry to a Rapid Access Medical Clinic. All patients had been referred with chest pain, and were administered a range of pain and anxiety measures prior to diagnosis. Results indicate that males were more likely to receive a diagnosis of cardiac chest pain, whereas females were more likely to receive a diagnosis of non-cardiac chest pain. Additionally, anxiety sensitivity was related to pain in women but not men. Finally, evidence was found for the mediating effect of negative interpretative bias on the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and pain. However, this mediating effect was only found in women. These results not only confirm that anxiety sensitivity is related to greater negative pain responses in women, but that this may be due to an increased tendency to negatively interpret sensations.
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- Edmund Keogh
- Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
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Klank-Riessen I, Riessen R, Hautzinger M, Pauli P. Effekte von hypochondrischen Einstellungen auf Krankheitsverhalten und selektive Gedächtnisprozesse am Beispiel von Patienten mit funktionellen Herzbeschwerden. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KLINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE 2004. [DOI: 10.1026/0084-5345.33.2.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Das kognitiv-behaviorale Modell der Hypochondrie postuliert selektive Prozesse der Informationsverarbeitung, die wesentlich für die Entstehung und Aufrechterhaltung einer hypochondrischen Störung sind. Fragestellung: Unterscheiden sich hoch von niedrig hypochondrischen Patienten nach einer unauffälligen Angiographie hinsichtlich Krankheitsverlauf und selektiver Gedächtniseffekte für symptomspezifische Informationen? Methode: 20 Patienten mit ‘funktionellen Herzbeschwerden‘ und hohem Hypochondriescore und 23 Patienten mit ‘funktionellen Herzbeschwerden‘ und niedrigem Hypochondriescore wurden psychometrisch, katamnestisch und experimentell untersucht. Die ‘sofortige‘ und ‘verzögerte‘ Erinnerungsleistung für ‘Herzwörter‘ im Vergleich zu ‘Panikwörtern‘, ‘Positiven Wörtern‘ und ‘Neutralen Wörtern‘ wurde untersucht. Ergebnisse: Hypochondrische Patienten mit ‘funktionellen Herzbeschwerden‘ fühlen sich durch den unauffälligen Angiographiebefund weniger entlastet, und planen danach vermehrt weitere Untersuchungen als vergleichbare nicht hypochondrische Patienten. Selektive Gedächtniseffekte für symptomspezifisches Informationsmaterial zeigten sich aber nicht. Schlussfolgerung: Hypochondrische und nicht-hypochondrische Patienten mit ‘funktionellen Herzbeschwerden‘ unterscheiden sich eindeutig in Krankheitsbewertung und Krankheitsverhalten, nicht aber in symptomspezifischen Gedächtnisprozessen.
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- Ines Klank-Riessen
- Abteilung für Klinische und Physiologische Psychologie, Universität Tübingen
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- Abteilung für Klinische und Physiologische Psychologie, Universität Tübingen
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- Lehrstuhl für Biologische Psychologie, Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Universität Würzburg
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Experimental psychopathology, clinical science, and practice: An irrelevant or indispensable alliance? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0962-1849(01)80002-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Eifert GH, Lau AW. Using behavioral experiments in the treatment of cardiophobia: A case study. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s1077-7229(01)80003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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