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Hannan Hazari MA, Laxman Rao K, Tazneem B, Rafeeq S, Fatima SR, Jabeen S, Kavya K. CORRELATION OF COMORBIDITIES AND OUTCOME IN CAD PATIENTS: A NOVEL TANGENTS SCORE STUDY. MILITARY MEDICAL SCIENCE LETTERS 2024. [DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2024.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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Susinski S, Bouchard K, Stragapede E, Dozois S, Sterling E, Tulloch H. Psychological interventions targeting mental health and stress among females with cardiac disease: a scoping review. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2024. [PMID: 38587177 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2023-0416] [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: 04/09/2024]
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Interventions that target mental health symptoms and stress among those with established cardiac disease have included predominately male samples despite female patients reporting greater severity of these symptoms. The aim of this scoping review was to synthesize the published literature on psychological interventions for females with cardiac disease. We conducted a systematic search of peer-reviewed randomized clinical trials (RCTs) published in the English language from 2003 to 2023, in three databases: Medline (Ovid), PsycInfo (Ovid), and CINAHL (EBSCO). Articles that included female samples, a control or comparison group, implemented psychological interventions, and measured depression, anxiety, or stress as an outcome were included in the review. Nine articles describing eight RCTs of psychological interventions, with a total of 1587 female patients with cardiac disease, were included. Interventions were most successful at reducing stress (75% of studies measuring stress reported efficacy), while symptoms of depression and anxiety were less responsive to intervention (∼30% of studies targeting these symptoms reported improvements) in comparison to a control condition. This scoping review highlights that further advancement in knowledge is required to better address the needs of females with cardiac disease and distress, particularly depression and anxiety.
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Gaudel P, Neupane S, Koivisto AM, Kaunonen M, Rantanen A. Effects of a lifestyle-related risk factor modification intervention on lifestyle changes among patients with coronary artery disease in Nepal. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2021; 104:1406-1414. [PMID: 33342580 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of a lifestyle-related risk factor modification intervention on coronary artery disease (CAD) patients' lifestyle changes. METHOD A randomized controlled study was conducted in Nepal. A total of 224 CAD patients (112 in each study group) were included at baseline, and 196 patients (98 in each group) completed the one-month follow-up. Patients in the intervention group (IG) received nurse-led intervention in addition to the usual care. Face-to face and telephone interview was conducted using standard questionnaires to collect data on lifestyle-related risk factors; smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, body mass index, stress, adherence to medical therapy, and physical activity. General linear model repeated measure analysis was used to analyse the effects of the intervention. RESULTS Based on self-reported data we found significant improvement in lifestyle-related risk factor habits in the IG compared with the usual care group with respect to diet (p < 0.001), physical activity (p < 0.001), medication adherence (p < 0.001) and stress (p < 0.001) at one-month follow-up. CONCLUSION Lifestyle-related risk factor modification intervention can positively influence health risk habits, even when it is less intensive but supplemented with information leaflets. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Nurse-led one-time intervention may successfully deliver counselling to improve healthy lifestyle among underserved CAD patients.
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- Pramila Gaudel
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Unit of Health Sciences, Nursing Science, Tampere University, Arvo, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Unit of Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Tampere University, Arvo, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Unit of Health Sciences, Biostatistics, Tampere University, Arvo, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Unit of Health Sciences, Nursing Science, Tampere University, Arvo, and General Administration, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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- University Instructor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Unit of Health Sciences, Nursing Science, Tampere University, Arvo, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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Gaffey AE, Jeon S, Conley S, Jacoby D, Ash GI, Yaggi HK, O’Connell M, Linsky SJ, Redeker NS. Perceived Stress, Subjective, and Objective Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep in Men and Women with Stable Heart Failure. Behav Sleep Med 2021; 19:363-377. [PMID: 32394733 PMCID: PMC7658015 DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2020.1762601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Objective/Background: Sleep disturbance is prevalent among patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Stress also affects health and quality of life among patients with cardiovascular disease and likely plays a prominent role in HF. However, little is known about the associations between stress and sleep among HF patients.Participants: One hundred fifty-three stable New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification I-IV HF patients with at least low symptoms of insomnia (Mage:63.0 ± 12.8, 42% Women).Methods: We examined baseline stress, sleep disturbance, and sleep-related characteristics from a randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, including the Perceived Stress Scale, Insomnia Severity Index, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Sleep Disturbance Questionnaire, Dysfunctional Beliefs about Sleep Scale, PROMIS Cognitive Ability, SF-36 Mental Health, and wrist actigraphy. We used Pearson correlations and general linear models to assess stress-sleep associations, including the potential moderating effects of sex and symptom severity (NYHA).Results: There were moderate-to-large correlations between stress and self-reported sleep disturbance, dysfunctional beliefs about sleep, cognitive ability, and mental health (p's < 0.01). High stress was associated with more objectively-measured (i.e., actigraph-assessed) awakenings and sleep fragmentation among women than men (β = - 0.04, p < 0.01; β = - 0.71, p = 0.04). Relationships between stress and objectively-measured sleep did not vary by symptom severity.Conclusions: Perceived stress is related to sleep disturbance among HF patients, and effects may be sex-dependent. Subsequent research should determine the temporal links between sleep and stress, and optimal opportunities for intervention among HF patients.
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- Allison E. Gaffey
- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510,VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516,Corresponding Author: Yale School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, Phone: (203) 932-5711 ext. 3332,
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- Yale School of Nursing, 400 West Campus Drive, Orange, CT 06477
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- Yale School of Nursing, 400 West Campus Drive, Orange, CT 06477
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516,Department of Internal Medicine (General), Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516,Department of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine), Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Yale School of Nursing, 400 West Campus Drive, Orange, CT 06477
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Journiac J, Vioulac C, Jacob A, Escarnot C, Untas A. What Do We Know About Young Adult Cardiac Patients' Experience? A Systematic Review. Front Psychol 2020; 11:1119. [PMID: 32733301 PMCID: PMC7358619 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background: Studies interested in patients coping with a cardiac illness usually focus on children, teenagers, and adults above the age of 55. Apart from the field of congenital heart diseases, there is a general lack of literature regarding young adult cardiac patients (18-55 years old) who seem to cope with psychosocial issues. Therefore, the objective of this paper was to gather all the research carried out concerning the psychological experiences of young adult cardiac patients. Methods and Results: A comprehensive, systematic review was conducted on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method studies in PsycINFO, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library databases. Out of the 10,747 articles found, 32 were included. While we aimed to include many cardiac diseases, coronary patients dominated the data. Five main themes emerged: emotional states (depression, anxiety, emotional distress, and stress), quality of life (health-related quality of life, physical functioning, and sexuality), adjusting to the medical environment (coping with the disease, health behavior change, financial barriers, and interactions with medical professionals), social life (social support and work), and identity (parenthood, new challenges, and new meanings). The results highlighted that their levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life were sometimes worse than in the general population and than in older and younger patients coping with a cardiac illness. Social isolation, identity changes, work, and parenthood were the specific challenges that this population had to face. Furthermore, young adult cardiac patients showed worse health behavior profiles than the general population and felt that they lacked information from professionals, especially regarding sexuality. Compared to men, women had worse psychosocial outcomes, especially regarding depression, stress, emotional distress, and quality of life. Conclusions: Young adult cardiac patients are to be considered with their own identity and challenges. They may be in need of specific interventions, some dedicated to women, and better communication is necessary with their families and professional caregivers so as to improve the patient's mental health, quality of life, coping skills, and adherence.
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- Université de Paris, LPPS, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Université de Paris, LPPS, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Sadeghi M, Alavi M, Mohammadi M, Roohafza H, Mahmoodi A, Visentin D, Lopez V, Cleary M. Perceptions of illness as predictive factors for perceived stress in patients participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program. Nurs Health Sci 2019; 21:508-514. [PMID: 31373169 DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Psychosocial risk factors, such as perceived stress, not only increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but also act as barriers for treatment adherence and cardiac rehabilitation. In this study, we examined the predictive role of perceptions for illness to perceived stress in Iranian patients participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 to determine correlations of demographic variables and domains of illness perception with perceived stress, and to develop a predictive model for perceived stress. In total, 150 patients with cardiovascular disease, who were admitted to a cardiac rehabilitation center, completed the questionnaires. (i) demographic and health-related characteristics; (ii) the Perceived Stress Scale-14; and (iii) the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. The mean perceived stress was 16.2 (8.4), and five illness perception subscales - timeline, personal control, treatment control, understanding and emotional response - were associated with increased perceived stress. Variables in the multi-variate predictive model accounted for 48% of the total variance in perceived stress. The results demonstrated the value of assessing and managing the patients' perceptions of illness to reduce their perceived stress, which could support adherence to cardiac rehabilitation programs.
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- Masoumeh Sadeghi
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Lenjan Shohada's Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Faculty Member of Nursing Department, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan Branch, Dehaghan, Iran
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- College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Lotfi-Tokaldany M, Shahmansouri N, Karimi A, Sadeghian S, Saadat S, Abbasi SH, Jalali A. Association between illness perception and health-related quality of life in patients with preexisting premature coronary artery disease. J Psychosom Res 2019; 120:118-123. [PMID: 30929702 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Illness perception in younger age differs from that in older age. We aimed to examine the association between illness perception and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with premature coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS In a cross-sectional design, between November 2016 and September 2017, a total of 779 adults (52.5% female) with premature CAD (diagnosed in men aged ≤ 45 y and women aged ≤ 55 y) completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Brief Illness Perception, and the Short-Form Health Survey 36 questionnaires in an outpatient clinic 8 years after the diagnosis. RESULTS The patients were treated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (24.6%), percutaneous coronary intervention (39.5%), and medical treatment (35.8%). The cognitive, emotional, and comprehension aspects of illness perception had significant associations with both physical and mental health in univariable analysis (all Ps < 0.001). After adjustments for potential confounding factors, higher cognitive perception was independently associated with greater physical health [OR = 4.13, Confidence interval (CI): 3.53-4.72] and mental health (OR = 3.17, CI: 2.57-3.77). Additionally, emotional perception was also directly associated with higher physical (OR = 1.62, CI: 1.17-2.06) and mental (OR = 1.52, CI: 1.07-1.96) health; all Ps < 0.001. CONCLUSIONS Of the 3 different aspects of illness perception, cognitive perception appeared to have the greatest influence on HRQoL, either physical or mental health. Further studies are needed to investigate whether cognitive interventions can improve HRQoL in premature CAD patients and, thus, their outcome.
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- Psychiatry Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Tehran Heart Center, North Kargarstreet, Teharn 1411713138, Iran
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Tehran Heart Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran..
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- Electrophysiology Department, Tehran Heart Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Department, Tehran Heart Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Department, Tehran Heart Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Illness Perceptions in Patients with Premature Coronary Artery Disease: A Sex-Based Analysis 8 Years After the Diagnosis. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2018; 26:158-165. [PMID: 30043245 DOI: 10.1007/s10880-018-9575-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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To assess illness perceptions in patients with premature atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD), 717 adults with premature CAD (diagnosis of CAD in men age < 45 years and women age < 55 years) completed sociodemographic indices, the Beck's Depression Inventory-II, Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Brief Illness Perceptions 8 years after the diagnosis. Mean age was 49.59 ± 3.57 years for men and 57.72 ± 4.90 years for women at the time of study. Both sexes were treated through coronary artery bypass graft surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, or medical treatment. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were significantly more prevalent among women. Generally, the patients believed that their disease was chronic and well controlled and that it had no considerable negative impact on their routine life. Overall, patients had a low concern about their illness. Women had a more negative perception of their disease than did men which may indicate their need for higher psychological support.
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Laferton JAC, Kube T, Salzmann S, Auer CJ, Shedden-Mora MC. Patients' Expectations Regarding Medical Treatment: A Critical Review of Concepts and Their Assessment. Front Psychol 2017; 8:233. [PMID: 28270786 PMCID: PMC5318458 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Patients’ expectations in the context of medical treatment represent a growing area of research, with accumulating evidence suggesting their influence on health outcomes across a variety of medical conditions. However, the aggregation of evidence is complicated due to an inconsistent and disintegrated application of expectation constructs and the heterogeneity of assessment strategies. Therefore, based on current expectation concepts, this critical review provides an integrated model of patients’ expectations in medical treatment. Moreover, we review existing assessment tools in the context of the integrative model of expectations and provide recommendations for improving future assessment. The integrative model includes expectations regarding treatment and patients’ treatment-related behavior. Treatment and behavior outcome expectations can relate to aspects regarding benefits and side effects and can refer to internal (e.g., symptoms) and external outcomes (e.g., reactions of others). Furthermore, timeline, structural and process expectations are important aspects with respect to medical treatment. Additionally, generalized expectations such as generalized self-efficacy or optimism have to be considered. Several instruments assessing different aspects of expectations in medical treatment can be found in the literature. However, many were developed without conceptual standardization and psychometric evaluation. Moreover, they merely assess single aspects of expectations, thus impeding the integration of evidence regarding the differential aspects of expectations. As many instruments assess treatment-specific expectations, they are not comparable between different conditions. To generate a more comprehensive understanding of expectation effects in medical treatments, we recommend that future research should apply standardized, psychometrically evaluated measures, assessing multidimensional aspects of patients’ expectations that are applicable across various medical treatments. In the future, more research is needed on the interrelation of different expectation concepts as well as on factors influencing patients’ expectations of illness and treatment. Considering the importance of patients’ expectations for health outcomes across many medical conditions, an integrated understanding and assessment of such expectations might facilitate interventions aiming to optimize patients’ expectations in order to improve health outcomes.
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- Johannes A C Laferton
- Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Psychologische Hochschule BerlinBerlin, Germany; Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University of MarburgMarburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University of Marburg Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University of Marburg Marburg, Germany
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- Division of Psychotherapy and Psychiatry, University Hospital Lübeck Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg, Germany
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The Role of Catastrophizing Beliefs in Effective Chronic Pain Treatment. JOURNAL OF RATIONAL-EMOTIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10942-015-0220-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ogbeide SA, Neumann CA. Sleep and the Social Matrix: Determinants of Health Status Beyond Objective Social Status. PSYCHOLOGY, COMMUNITY & HEALTH 2015. [DOI: 10.5964/pch.v4i1.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Aim The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between subjective social status (SSS) and objective socioeconomic status (SES) on sleep status (sleep duration and daytime sleepiness). Method The study sample included 73 primary care patients from a free medical clinic in which low-income individuals are primarily treated. Subjective social status was measured using the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status which uses a pictorial format (social ladder) in order to assess current social status. Socioeconomic status was measured by assessing highest level of education and current income level. Results Community SSS did not significantly predict sleep duration or daytime sleepiness. Additional regression analyses were conducted and it was found that an overall model of U.S. SSS and community SSS significantly predicted perceived stress. Community SSS was found to be significantly associated with perceived stress. Regression results also indicated that an overall model of U.S. SSS and community SSS significantly predicted perceived health status. Conclusion It may be beneficial for clinicians working with low-income primary care populations to include measures of SSS in addition to the traditional measures of SES for multidimensional patient care.
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Katsarou A, Panagiotakos D, Zafeiropoulou A, Vryonis M, Skoularigis I, Tryposkiadis F, Papageorgiou C. Validation of a Greek version of PSS-14; a global measure of perceived stress. Cent Eur J Public Health 2012; 20:104-9. [PMID: 22966732 DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIM To evaluate validity of the Greek version of a global measure of perceived stress PSS-14 (Perceived Stress Scale - 14 item). MATERIALS AND METHODS The original PSS-14 (theoretical range 0-56) was translated into Greek and then back-translated. One hundred men and women (39 +/- 10 years old, 40 men) participated in the validation process. Firstly, participants completed the Greek PSS-14 and, then they were interviewed by a psychologist specializing in stress management. Cronbach's alpha (a) evaluated internal consistency of the measurement, whereas Kendall's tau-b and Bland & Altman methods assessed consistency with the clinical evaluation. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor analyses were conducted to reveal hidden factors within the data and to confirm the two-dimensional character of the scale. RESULTS Mean (SD) PSS-14 score was 25(7.9). Strong internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.847) as well as moderate-to-good concordance between clinical assessment and PSS-14 (Kendall's tau-b = 0.43, p < 0.01) were observed. Two factors were extracted. Factor one explained 34.7% of variability and was heavily laden by positive items, and factor two that explained 10.6% of the variability by negative items. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the model with 2 factors had chi-square equal to 241.23 (p < 0.001), absolute fix indexes were good (i.e. GFI = 0.733, AGFI = 0.529), and incremental fix indexes were also adequate (i.e. NFI = 0.89 and CFI = 0.92). CONCLUSION The developed Greek version of PSS-14 seems to be a valid instrument for the assessment of perceived stress in the Greek adult population living in urban areas; a finding that supports its local use in research settings as an evaluation tool measuring perceived stress, mainly as a risk factor but without diagnostic properties.
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- Alexia Katsarou
- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
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Brummett BH, Siegler IC, Williams RB, Dilworth-Anderson P. Associations of Social Support and 8-Year Follow-Up Depressive Symptoms: Differences in African American and White Caregivers. Clin Gerontol 2012; 35:289-302. [PMID: 23144529 PMCID: PMC3491574 DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2012.678569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The present study used data from the Alzheimer's Study of Emotions in Caregivers (ASEC) to evaluate perceptions of social support assessed at baseline, as well as changes in social support assessed at a follow-up eight-years later, as predictors of symptoms of change in depression, with a focus on race as a potential moderator of these relationships. Specifically, multiple regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, income, education, race, living arrangement of care recipient at baseline, death of care recipient, the cultural justification for caregiving scale (CJCS), and baseline depressive symptoms were conducted to assess baseline social support ratings, as well as the change in social support over time as a predictor of depression at follow-up-with a focus on moderation by race. Baseline social support (F(1,77) = 7.60, p=.008) was associated with fewer depressive symptoms at follow-up for all participants. The change in social support over time was also related to depressive symptoms, with effects moderated by race (F(1,77) = 7.97, p = .007), such that when support decreased over time depressive symptoms at follow-up were higher for Whites, as compared with African Americans, whereas, when social support increased over time depressive symptoms tended to be similar for both groups. These findings indicate that research designed to plan interventions in caregivers must not ignore potential racial differences with regard to the effects of caregiving on mental health.
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Barefoot JC, Brummett BH, Williams RB, Siegler IC, Helms MJ, Boyle SH, Clapp-Channing NE, Mark DB. Recovery expectations and long-term prognosis of patients with coronary heart disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 171:929-35. [PMID: 21357800 DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Expectations of patients regarding their prospects for recovery have been shown to predict subsequent physical and social functioning. Evidence regarding the impact of expectations on clinical outcomes is limited. METHODS At the inpatient service of a tertiary care hospital, we evaluated beliefs of patients undergoing coronary angiography about their prognosis as predictors of long-term survival and 1-year functional status. Baseline assessments, including a measure of expectations for recovery, were obtained during hospitalization with mortality follow-up for approximately 15 years. Patients with significant obstructive coronary artery disease were interviewed while in the hospital and enrolled in follow-up. Functional status was assessed at baseline and 1 year later with questionnaires reflecting physical capabilities. Analyses controlled for age, sex, disease severity, comorbidities, treatments, demographics, depressive symptoms, social support, and functional status. There were 1637 total deaths, 885 from cardiovascular causes, in the 2818 patients in these analyses. The outcomes were total mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and 1-year functional status. RESULTS Expectations were positively associated with survival after controlling for background and clinical disease indicators. For a difference equivalent to an interquartile range of expectations, the hazard ratio (HR) for total mortality was 0.76 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.71-0.82) and 0.76 (95% CI, 0.69-0.83) for cardiovascular mortality. The HRs were 0.83 (95% CI, 0.76-0.91) and 0.79 (95% CI, 0.70-0.89) with further adjustments for demographic and psychosocial covariates. Similar associations (P < .001) were observed for functional status. CONCLUSION Recovery expectations at baseline were positively associated with long-term survival and functioning in patients with coronary artery disease.
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- John C Barefoot
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Yates BC, Kosloski K, Kercher K, Dizona P. Testing a Model of Physical and Psychological Recovery After a Cardiac Event. West J Nurs Res 2010; 32:871-93. [DOI: 10.1177/0193945910362067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Little is known about the specific sources and types of support that assist patients in alleviating stress and achieving positive recovery outcomes after a cardiac event. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of illness-related stress, emotional and tangible support from a significant other, and informational support from a health care provider on physical and psychological recovery outcomes in cardiac patients 8 weeks after their cardiac event. The sample consists of 220 cardiac patients. Data analysis uses structural equation modeling. Final fit indices were as follows: χ2 ( df = 110) = 156.169, comparative fit index = .963, Tucker—Lewis index = .949, and root mean square error of approximation = .044 suggesting an acceptable model. Illness-related stress has direct effects on depression, physical recovery, and activity levels. Partner emotional support has a direct effect on depression. The findings provide direction for developing social support interventions aimed at improving recovery outcomes.
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- Bernice C. Yates
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Omaha,
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Omaha
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Brannen C, Johnson Emberly D, McGrath P. Stress in rural Canada: A structured review of context, stress levels, and sources of stress. Health Place 2009; 15:219-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2007] [Revised: 04/17/2008] [Accepted: 05/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Boutin-Foster C, Rodriguez A. Psychosocial Correlates of Overweight or Obese Status in Latino Adults with Coronary Artery Disease. J Immigr Minor Health 2008; 11:359-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9167-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Scheier MF, Helgeson VS, Schulz R, Colvin S, Berga SL, Knapp J, Gerszten K. Moderators of interventions designed to enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women with early-stage breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:5710-4. [PMID: 17998547 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.11.7093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To identify factors that condition or moderate the impact of a previously described set of interventions on psychological and physical adjustment after diagnosis and treatment for early-stage breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Younger women (age < 51 years, N = 252) with early-stage breast cancer within 2 months of having completed active nonhormonal adjuvant therapy were randomly assigned to a three-arm clinical trial, consisting of a control arm, an education arm, and a nutrition arm. Primary end points, assessed before random assignment and 4 and 13 months later, included mental functioning, physical functioning, and depressive symptoms. Four types of moderator variables were identified, including two sets reflecting psychosocial resources, specifically personality factors and factors related to the person's social environment, a set reflecting demographic variables, and a set reflecting treatment and disease variables (including comorbidities). RESULTS Psychosocial factors were more likely to moderate treatment effects than were demographic and disease-related factors, but the moderating effects of these psychosocial factors were limited to patients receiving the nutrition intervention. Patients with lower psychosocial resources benefited from the nutrition intervention, whereas patients with a greater amount of psychosocial resources did not. CONCLUSION Future trials of this type should stratify by or select for the moderating variables identified here (ie, dispositional pessimism, unmitigated communion, and negative social interaction) to establish more firmly their role in responses to psychosocial interventions. Effort should also be made to collect data to inform the delivery of interventions to those who might benefit the most.
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- Michael F Scheier
- Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Brummett BH, Babyak MA, Siegler IC, Vitaliano PP, Ballard EL, Gwyther LP, Williams RB. Associations among perceptions of social support, negative affect, and quality of sleep in caregivers and noncaregivers. Health Psychol 2006; 25:220-5. [PMID: 16569114 DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.2.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The authors used structural equation modeling to examine associations among perceptions of negative affect, social support, and quality of sleep in a sample of caregivers (n = 175) and noncaregiver control participants (n = 169). The authors hypothesized that caregiver status would be related to sleep quality directly and also indirectly by way of negative affect and social support. This hypothesis was partially supported in that caregiving was found to be indirectly related to sleep quality. However, after accounting for the indirect effects of negative affect and social support, the direct effect of caregiving on sleep quality was no longer statistically significant. The structural model accounted for approximately 43% of the variance in sleep quality. The present findings may be useful in the development of successful sleep interventions for caregivers.
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- Beverly H Brummett
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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We suggest a process for clinical psychologists to collect an evidence base and join the evidence-based movement already underway in many areas of medicine. To illustrate this process, we review the history of cholesterol discovery, evaluation, and management as an evidence-based process, extracting lessons applicable to the field of psychology. By examining these lessons and building consensus, clinical psychologists can advance the movement along an evidence-based practice continuum, improve client care, build a more informative evidence base, and promote equitable reimbursement for psychological practice.
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- Karina W Davidson
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Brummett BH, Siegler IC, Rohe WM, Barefoot JC, Vitaliano PP, Surwit RS, Feinglos MN, Williams RB. Neighborhood characteristics moderate effects of caregiving on glucose functioning. Psychosom Med 2005; 67:752-8. [PMID: 16204434 DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000174171.24930.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Adverse neighborhood environments and caregiving for a relative with dementia are both stressors that have been associated with poor health. The present study examined the extent to which three self-report measures of neighborhood characteristics interact with caregiving status (caregiver versus noncaregiver) to modify an important stress related health outcome: plasma glucose. METHODS The study sample consisted of 147 community recruited caregivers and 147 participants who did not have caregiving responsibilities. We hypothesized that negative neighborhood characteristics would magnify effects of caregiving on plasma glucose levels. Regression analyses were conducted to examine the interaction of three neighborhood characteristic measures with caregiving status in predicting fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glycosylated hemoglobin concentration (HbA1c), with control for age, race, gender, relation to care recipient (spouse or relative), body mass index, income, and education. RESULTS Of the three neighborhood measures, the one reflecting crime concerns significantly moderated the effect of caregiving on FPG (p < .002) and HbA1c (p < .001). For participants with better neighborhood characteristics, caregivers and noncaregivers were similar with respect to indicators of glucose metabolism; however, for participants with worse neighborhood characteristics, caregivers had higher levels of FPG and HbA1c, as compared with noncaregivers. CONCLUSIONS Poor health outcomes, such as impaired glucose control, may be found among caregivers who fear neighborhood crime.
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- Beverly H Brummett
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA.
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Brummett BH, Mark DB, Siegler IC, Williams RB, Babyak MA, Clapp-Channing NE, Barefoot JC. Perceived social support as a predictor of mortality in coronary patients: effects of smoking, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptoms. Psychosom Med 2005; 67:40-5. [PMID: 15673622 DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000149257.74854.b7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Numerous studies have shown network assessments of social contact predict mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Fewer studies have demonstrated an association between perceived social support and longevity in patient samples. It has been suggested that 1 of the mechanisms linking social support with elevated risk for mortality is the association between social support and other risk factors associated with decreased longevity such as smoking, failure to exercise, and depressive symptoms. The present study examined an assessment of perceived support as a predictor of all-cause and CAD mortality and examined the hypothesis that smoking, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptoms may mediate and/or moderate this association. METHODS Ratings of social support and the risk factors of smoking, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptoms were examined as predictors of survival in 2711 patients with CAD, and associations between support and these risk factors were assessed. Smoking, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptoms were examined as mediators and/or moderators of the association between social support and mortality. RESULTS Social support, smoking, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptoms were predictors of mortality (p's <.01). Results also indicated that sedentary behavior, but not smoking status or depressive symptoms, may substantially mediate the relationship between support and mortality. No evidence for moderation was found. CONCLUSIONS The relation between social support and longevity may be partially accounted for by the association between support and sedentary behavior.
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- Beverly H Brummett
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2969, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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