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Zhang J, Zhang Y, Yin Y, Feng Y, Zhang R, Meng H, Wang J. 'Fear, uncertain, tired…...' psychological distress among pulmonary hypertension patients: a qualitative interview study. BMC Psychiatry 2024; 24:100. [PMID: 38317081 PMCID: PMC10840283 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05539-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Patient-centered health care for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) is important and requires an understanding of patient experiences. However, there is a lack of approaches to examine what's the effects and how the disease impact patients' psychological well-beings. METHODS We conducted qualitative interviews with PH patient representatives to understand patient psychological experiences and inform patient-centered research and care. Participants were chosen from a tertiary hospital located in northwest China. 20 patients with PH who be treated at the hospital (13 participants were women, aged 18-74 years) were strategically selected and individually interviewed. We used qualitative analysis to identify themes relating to existential psychological distress that would clarify the nature of such concerns. RESULTS We found that patients experience tremendous psychological distress throughout the treatment process. Four categories that describe patients' psychological experiences emerged: burden of PH treatment, fear and uncertainty about the disease, frustration in social and family role, and lack of recognition of the condition. CONCLUSIONS Existential concerns are salient in PH and involve the experience of loss and disruptions to the sense of self and relationships. Healthcare practitioners must work more in collaboration to detect patients' need for support and to develop the patient's own skills to manage daily life. The PH teams should tailor interventions to provide emotional, informational and instrumental support and guidance to patients.
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- Juxia Zhang
- Clinical Educational Department, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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Zhang J, Wen Y, Yin Y, Zhang Y, Zhang R, Zhang X, Ye J, Feng Y, Meng H. Impression life with pulmonary hypertension: clinically relevant characteristics and quality of life among patients in Gansu, China. Ther Adv Respir Dis 2024; 18:17534666241246428. [PMID: 38676370 PMCID: PMC11055475 DOI: 10.1177/17534666241246428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The adverse effects of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) on physical, emotional, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remain primarily unrecognized, especially in resource-limited settings. OBJECTIVES This study aims to characterize the HRQoL of patients with PAH in this area and also identify the potential role of clinically relevant characteristics, including the 6-min walk distance test (6MWD), WHO-Functional Classification (WHO-FC), and mental health in the occurrence of lowering quality of life. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional observational study. METHODS Inpatients with PAH were chosen from a tertiary hospital located in Gansu province, China. All participants were interviewed face-by-face by using questionnaires, including items from the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the self-rating anxiety scale, and the self-rating depression scale. Data on demographic and clinically relevant characteristics, including WHO-FC and 6MWD, were also collected by tracing medical recorders. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the association between demographic, clinically relevant characteristics data, and physical component summary (PCS) or mental component summary (MCS) in SF-36. RESULTS Of the 152 participants, SF-36 differed significantly from Chinese norms in all eight domains, with role-physical (21.55 ± 9.87) less than one-third of the norm (88.79 ± 28.49). Multiple linear regression results showed that the factors with the greatest impact on PCS were anxiety scores (β = -0.22, p = 0.001), followed by WHO-FC (β = -0.16, p = 0.014) and 6MWD (β = 0.15, p = 0.036). The factors with the greatest impact on MCS were WHO-FC (β = -0.30, p < 0.001), followed by anxiety (β = -0.23, p = 0.001) and depression scores (β = -0.16, p = 0.013). CONCLUSION HRQoL was substantially reduced among PAH patients in the resource-limited area, mainly the physiological functions. WHO-FC and anxiety scores were independently associated with both PCS and MCS in SF-36. Clinicians should make reasonable rehabilitation programs and plans for patients according to their cardiac function grade and the severity of clinical symptoms. In addition, psychological interventions should also be taken, especially for those with anxiety symptoms, so as to improve their HRQoL.
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- Juxia Zhang
- Clinical Educational Department, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- Cardiovascular Department, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Ali HJ, Sahay S. End-of-Life and Palliative Care Issues for Patients Living with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Barriers and Opportunities. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2023; 44:866-876. [PMID: 37459883 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive, incurable disease that results in significant symptom burden, health care utilization, and eventually premature death. Despite the advancements made in treatment and management strategies, survival has remained poor. End-of-life care is a challenging issue in management of PAH, especially when patients are in younger age group. End-of-life care revolves around symptom palliation and reducing psychosocial disease burden for a dying patient and entails advanced care planning that are often challenging. Thus, support from palliative care specialist becomes extremely important in these patients. Early introduction to palliative care in patients with high symptom burden and psychosocial suffering is suggested. Despite of the benefits of an early intervention, palliative care remains underutilized in patients with PAH, and this significantly raises issues around end-of-life care in PAH. In this review, we will discuss the opportunities offered and the existing barriers in addressing high symptom burden and end-of-life care issues. We will focus on the current evidence, identify areas for future research, and provide a call-to-action for better guidance to PAH specialists in making timely, appropriate interventions that can help mitigate end-of-life care issues.
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- Hyeon-Ju Ali
- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Houston Methodist Lung Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Lu G, Xiao S, He J, Xie W, Ge W, Meng F, Yang Y, Yu S, Liu R. Prevalence of depression and its correlation with anxiety, headache and sleep disorders among medical staff in the Hainan Province of China. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1122626. [PMID: 37441641 PMCID: PMC10333496 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1122626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Objective This cross-sectional survey aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression among medical staff and its risk factors as well as the association between depression, anxiety, headache, and sleep disorders. Methods Stratified random cluster sampling was used to select medical staff from various departments of four hospitals in Sanya City. The Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to quantitatively assess depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to determine factors affecting the depression occurrence and scores. Results Among 645 medical staff members, 548 (85%) responded. The 1-year prevalence of depression was 42.7% and the prevalence of depression combined with anxiety, headache, and sleep disorders was 23, 27, and 34.5%, respectively. The prevalence of depression in women, nurses, the unmarried or single group, and the rotating-shift population was significantly higher than that in men (48.3% vs. 27.1%, odds ratio OR = 2.512), doctors (55.2% vs. 26.7%, OR = 3.388), the married group (50.5% vs. 35.8%, OR = 1.900), and the day-shift population (35.2% vs. 7.5%, OR = 1.719). The occurrence of depression was correlated with anxiety, sleep disorders, headache, and migraines, with anxiety having the highest correlation (Spearman's Rho = 0.531). The SDS was significantly correlated with the SAS and PSQI (Spearman's Rho = 0.801, 0.503) and was also related to the presence of headache and migraine (Spearman Rho = 0.228, 0.159). Multiple logistic regression indicated that nurse occupation and anxiety were risk factors for depression, while grades of anxiety, sleep disorders and nurse occupation were risk factors for the degree of depression in multiple linear regression. Conclusion The prevalence of depression among medical staff was higher than that in the general population, especially among women, nurses, unmarried people, and rotating-shift workers. Depression is associated with anxiety, sleep disorders, headache, and migraines. Anxiety and nursing occupation are risk factors for depression. This study provides a reference for the promotion of occupational health among medical professionals.
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- Guangshuang Lu
- Department of Pediatrics, The Lu’an Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, The Lu’an People’s Hospital, Lu’an, China
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, International Headache Center, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Chen C, Zhou Y, Wang D, Li G, Yin K, Tao H, Wang CY, Li ZS, Wei C, Hu LH. Anxiety, depression, and coping styles among patients with chronic pancreatitis in East China. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:212. [PMID: 36991480 PMCID: PMC10061863 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04691-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Anxiety and depression are common psychological comorbidities in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP). There is still a lack of epidemiological studies on anxiety and depression in Chinese CP patients. This study aimed to identify the incidence and related factor of anxiety and depression among East Chinese CP patients and explore the relationship between anxiety, depression, and coping styles. METHODS This prospective observational study was conducted from June 1, 2019 to March 31, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Patient diagnosed with CP were interviewed using the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire, Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Coping Style Questionnaire (CSQ). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the related factors of anxiety and depression. Correlation test was preformed to analyze the correlation between anxiety, depression, and coping styles. RESULTS The incidence of anxiety and depression in East Chinese CP patients was 22.64% and 38.61%, respectively. Patients' previous health status, level of disease coping, frequency of abdominal pain episodes, and pain severity were significantly associated with anxiety and depression. Mature coping styles (Problem solving, Seeking for help) had a positive impact on anxiety and depression, while immature coping styles (Self-blame, Fantasy, Repression, Rationalization) had negative effects on anxiety and depression. CONCLUSION Anxiety and depression were common in patients with CP in China. The factors identified in this study may provide references for the management of anxiety and depression in CP patients.
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- Cui Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
- Department of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Naval Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Naval Medical University, No. 800 Xiangyin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China.
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Lynn H, Wilson M. Why Living with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Requires a Holistic Approach: A Patient and Clinician Perspective. Pulm Ther 2023; 9:1-13. [PMID: 36622622 PMCID: PMC9931975 DOI: 10.1007/s41030-022-00213-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease caused by high pressure in the blood vessels leading from the heart to the lung. PAH affects many parts of a patient's life, which means that patients should be managed by a clinical team of different specialists, including doctors, advance practice providers, nurses, social workers, and therapists. This article is co-authored by a patient living with PAH and an acute care nurse practitioner specializing in the management of patients with pulmonary hypertension. In the first section of this commentary, the patient describes her experience of living with PAH. The specialist nurse practitioner then discusses the management of PAH, to provide a clinician perspective in the context of the patient's experiences.
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- Haley Lynn
- Patient Author, Northern New Mexico, NM, USA
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- Advanced Lung Disease at AdventHealth Orlando, 2501 North Orange Avenue, Suite 402, Orlando, FL, 32804, USA.
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