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Westas M, Mourad G, Andersson G, Lundgren J, Johansson P. The effects of internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in cardiovascular disease on symptoms of anxiety: a secondary analysis of a randomized trial. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2024; 23:382-390. [PMID: 37740442 DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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AIMS The aims of this study were to evaluate: (i) the short- and long-term effects of the internet-based cognitive behaviour (iCBT) programme on symptoms of distress and fear disorder in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients, and (ii) the association between changes in depression and changes in symptoms of distress and fear disorder from baseline to 12-month follow-up. METHODS AND RESULTS Secondary analysis of data collected in a randomized controlled study evaluating the effects on depression of an iCBT programme compared to an online discussion forum (ODF) in CVD patients (n = 144). Data were collected at baseline, at post-intervention (9 weeks), and at 6- and 12-month follow-ups.The results showed that symptoms of distress disorder were statistically significantly more reduced in the iCBT group than in the ODF group. For symptoms of the fear disorder, no differences were found except for avoidance, which showed a statistically significant reduction in the iCBT group. The long-term analysis in the iCBT group showed that CAQ total score and fear decreased from baseline to 6- and 12-month follow-ups, respectively. Avoidance and attention both decreased statistically significantly from baseline to post-intervention, but not between post-intervention and 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSION The results suggest that the iCBT programme targeted depression in CVD patients successfully reduced symptoms of distress disorder and to a lesser extent symptoms of fear disorder. Change in depression was more strongly associated with a change in distress than a change in fear disorder. REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02778074.
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- Mats Westas
- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 601 74 Norrköping, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 601 74 Norrköping, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 601 74 Norrköping, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences and Department of Internal Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Keessen P, Kan KJ, ter Riet G, Visser B, Jørstad HT, Latour CHM, van Duijvenbode ICD, Scholte op Reimer WJM. The longitudinal relationship between fear of movement and physical activity after cardiac hospitalization: A cross lagged panel model. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297672. [PMID: 38568940 PMCID: PMC10990176 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the association between fear of movement (kinesiophobia) and objectively measured physical activity (PA), the first 12 weeks after cardiac hospitalization. PURPOSE To assess the longitudinal association between kinesiophobia and objectively measured PA and to assess the factor structure of kinesiophobia. METHODS We performed a longitudinal observational study. PA was continuously measured from hospital discharge to 12 weeks using the Personal Activity Monitor. The PAM measures time spent per day in PA-intensity categories: light, moderate and heavy. Kinesiophobia was assessed with the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) at four time points (hospital discharge, 3, 6 and 12 weeks). The longitudinal association between PA-intensity and kinesiophobia was studied with a random intercept cross lagged panel model (RI-CLPM). A RI-CLPM estimates effects from kinesiophobia on objectively measured PA and vice versa (cross-over effects), and autoregressive effects (e.g. kinesiophobia from one occasion to the next). RESULTS In total, 116 patients (83.6% male) with a median age of 65.5 were included in this study. On no occasion did we find an effect of kinesiophobia on PA and vice versa. Model fit for the original model was poor (X2: = 44.646 P<0.001). Best model fit was found for a model were kinesiophobia was modelled as a stable between factor (latent variable) and PA as autoregressive component (dynamic process) (X2 = 27.541 P<0.12). CONCLUSION Kinesiophobia and objectively measured PA are not associated in the first 12 weeks after hospital discharge. This study shows that kinesiophobia remained relatively stable, 12 weeks after hospital discharge, despite fluctuations in light to moderate PA-intensity.
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- Paul Keessen
- Faculty of Health, Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health, Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health, Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health, Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Research Group Chronic Diseases, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Ip JE, Bui H, Camm AJ, Coutu B, Noseworthy PA, Parody ML, Sears SF, Singh N, Uribe JA, Vyselaar J, Omodele S, Shardonofsky S, Bharucha DB, Stambler B. Rationale and design of the NODE-303 study: evaluating the safety of symptom-prompted, self-administered etripamil for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia episodes in real-world settings. Am Heart J 2024; 270:55-61. [PMID: 38266665 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) is a common episodic arrhythmia characterized by unpredictable onset and burdensome symptoms including palpitations, dizziness, chest pain, distress, and shortness of breath. Treatment of acute episodes of PSVT in the clinical setting consists of intravenous adenosine, beta-blockers, and calcium channel blockers (CCBs). Etripamil is an intranasally self-administered L-type CCB in development for acute treatment of AV-nodal dependent PSVT in a nonmedical supervised setting. METHODS This paper summarizes the rationale and study design of NODE-303 that will assess the efficacy and safety of etripamil. In the randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 RAPID trial, etripamil was superior to placebo in the conversion of single PSVT episodes by 30 minutes post initial dose when administered in the nonhealthcare setting; this study required a mandatory and observed test dosing prior to randomization. The primary objective of NODE-303 is to evaluate the safety of symptom-prompted, self-administered etripamil for multiple PSVT episodes in real-world settings, without the need for test dosing prior to first use during PSVT. Secondary endpoints include efficacy and disease burden. Upon perceiving a PSVT episode, the patient applies an electrocardiographic monitor, performs a vagal maneuver, and, if the vagal maneuver is unsuccessful, self-administers etripamil 70 mg, with an optional repeat dose if symptoms do not resolve within 10 minutes after the first dose. A patient may treat up to four PSVT episodes during the study. Adverse events are recorded as treatment-emergent if they occur within 24 hours after the administration of etripamil. RESULTS Efficacy endpoints include time to conversion to sinus rhythm within 30 and 60 minutes after etripamil administration, and the proportion of patients who convert at 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 60 minutes. Patient-reported outcomes are captured by the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire, the Short Form Health Survey 36, the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication and a PSVT survey. CONCLUSIONS Overall, these data will support the development of a potentially paradigm-changing long-term management strategy for recurrent PSVT.
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- James E Ip
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
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- Blue Coast Cardiology, Vista, CA
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- St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Medical Arts Health Research, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Spindler H, Thorup CB, Nøhr D, Andreasen JJ. Postponement of elective cardiac surgery: A prospective observational analysis of anxiety, depression, social support and clinical complications. J Clin Nurs 2023; 32:7346-7357. [PMID: 37365921 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16818] [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] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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AIMS To investigate patients' psychological reactions to postponement of elective cardiac surgery, and whether postponement was associated with increased complications post-operative and while waiting. DESIGN A single-centre observational prospective cohort study. METHODS All adult patients referred for elective cardiac surgery during the study period were considered for inclusion. Psychological data were collected using a survey distributed to patients prior to surgery and at 6 months post-operative. Clinical data were obtained from patient records. RESULTS A total of 83 postponed and 132 non-postponed patients were included. Postponed patients displayed more avoidance behaviour, but only immediately before surgery. Postponed patients maintained their satisfaction with perceived social support, whereas non-postponed patients became more dissatisfied over time. Waiting 0-14 days was associated with increased symptoms of depression before surgery compared to non-postponed patients or those waiting more than 14 days. Surgical complications were the same in both groups. No patients experienced aggravation of their disease leading to urgent or emergent surgery while waiting for surgery. Hospital-related reasons were the most common cause for postponement of surgery. CONCLUSION Postponement of selected patients is not associated with increased risk of psychological distress or complications related to the patient's disease. REPORTING METHOD Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE). IMPLICATIONS FOR PATIENT CARE Pre- and post-psychological interventions may be relevant to consider in relation to elective cardiac surgery as it has been shown to positively affect outcome. Organisational/hospital-related reasons are still very common causes for postponement of elective surgeries, and hospital administrations should focus upon eliminating/decreasing this. PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Questionnaires filled by patients were used to understand an association between postponement of cardiac surgery and psychological distress.
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- Helle Spindler
- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Research Center of Health and Applied Technoloy, University College of Northern Jutland, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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van Bakel BMA, de Koning IA, Bakker EA, Pop GAM, Cramer E, van Geuns RM, Thijssen DHJ, Eijsvogels TMH. Rapid Improvements in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Immediately Following Hospital Discharge. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e028700. [PMID: 37158085 PMCID: PMC10227295 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028700] [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: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Background Little is known about changes in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) patterns in the acute phase of a myocardial infarction (MI). We objectively assessed PA and SB during hospitalization and the first week after discharge. Methods and Results Consecutively admitted patients hospitalized with an MI were approached to participate in this prospective cohort study. SB, light-intensity PA, and moderate-vigorous intensity PA were objectively assessed for 24 h/d during hospitalization and up to 7 days after discharge in 165 patients. Changes in PA and SB from the hospital to home phase were evaluated using mixed-model analyses, and outcomes were stratified for predefined subgroups based on patient characteristics. Patients (78% men) were aged 65±10 years and diagnosed with ST-segment-elevation MI (50%) or non-ST-segment-elevation MI (50%). Sedentary time was high during hospitalization (12.6 [95% CI, 11.8-13.7] h/d) but substantially decreased following transition to the home environment (-1.8 [95% CI, -2.4 to -1.3] h/d). Furthermore, the number of prolonged sedentary bouts (≥60 minutes) decreased between hospital and home (-1.6 [95% CI, -2.0 to -1.2] bouts/day). Light-intensity PA (1.1 [95% CI, 0.8-1.6] h/d) and moderate-vigorous intensity PA (0.2 [95% CI, 0.1-0.3] h/d) were low during hospitalization but significantly increased following transition to the home environment (light-intensity PA: 1.8 [95% CI, 1.4-2.3] h/d; moderate-vigorous intensity PA: 0.4 [95% CI, 0.3-0.5] h/d; both P<0.001). Improvements in PA and SB were similar across groups, except for patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and who did not improve their PA patterns after discharge. Conclusions Patients with MI demonstrate high levels of SB and low PA volumes during hospitalization, which immediately improved following discharge at the patient's home environment. Registration URL: trialsearch.who.int/; Unique identifier: NTR7646.
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- Bram M. A. van Bakel
- Department of PhysiologyRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health SciencesNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of PhysiologyRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health SciencesNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of PhysiologyRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health SciencesNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical CenterRadboud Institute for Health SciencesNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical CenterRadboud Institute for Health SciencesNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical CenterRadboud Institute for Health SciencesNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of PhysiologyRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health SciencesNijmegenthe Netherlands
- Research Institute for Sports and Exercise SciencesLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUnited Kingdom
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- Department of PhysiologyRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health SciencesNijmegenthe Netherlands
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Humphries S, Mars K, Hofmann R, Held C, Olsson EMG. Randomized evaluation of routine beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction quality of life (RQoL): design and rationale of a multicentre, prospective, randomized, open, blinded endpoint study. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL OPEN 2023; 3:oead036. [PMID: 37265820 PMCID: PMC10230287 DOI: 10.1093/ehjopen/oead036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Aims Most cases of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in Sweden are treated with long-term β-blocker therapy as secondary prevention. Case studies and patient reports have indicated negative effects of β-blockers including symptoms of depression, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, and general low mood, all related to reduced quality of life (QoL). To date, no recent large-scale, randomized trial has explored the effects of β-blockers on these factors. Methods and results The ongoing Randomized Evaluation of Decreased Usage of beta-bloCkErs after myocardial infarction (REDUCE): quality of life (RQoL) study is a multicentre, prospective, randomized pre-specified substudy aiming to evaluate the effects of β-blockers on self-reported measures of QoL. Following randomized allocation to long-term β-blocker or no β-blocker treatment, patients complete a total of six baseline measures pertaining to QoL, sexual functioning, and perceived side effects. Data collection is optionally carried out online through a unique and secure portal and repeated again at two follow-up time points. Recruitment began in July 2018. Data from the first 100 patients showed that at the first follow-up, 93% had completed the questionnaires, which decreased to 81% at the second follow-up. The method of digital data collection was utilized by over half of the patients recruited so far. Conclusion Data from the first 100 patients indicate success in terms of study design and recruitment. The RQoL substudy investigates the effects of β-blockers on self-reported measures of QoL in MI patients and will potentially contribute to the limited knowledge of QoL-related side effects reported in conjunction with β-blocker use. Clinical trial registration Eudra CT number, 2017-002336-17; Clinical trial.gov identifier, NCT03278509.
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Division of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Division of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Öberg S, Johansson L, Georgsson M, Sandberg J, Broström A. Primary care patients with cardiovascular disease eligible for nurse-led internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: Characteristics and motives for participation. Nurs Open 2023. [PMID: 36929685 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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AIM To describe demographic, physical and psychological characteristics associated with insomnia in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) participating in nurse-led Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (I-CBTI), and their motives and expectations regarding participation in I-CBTI. DESIGN A mixed method design was applied, including primary care patients with angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter or arrhythmia in southern Sweden. METHODS Data on demographics, insomnia severity and physical and psychological characteristics were collected through self-rated validated questionnaires (n = 126). Motives and expectations were collected through interviews (n = 19) and analysed using the 'personas' model. RESULTS Physical symptoms and psychological characteristics were associated with insomnia. Three personas were identified: the pragmatist (a curious and optimistic persona), the philosopher (a problem-solving persona) and the philanthropist (an altruistic persona). Expectations were positive among the three personas, but comorbid conditions reduced the perceived ability to make necessary behavioural changes.
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- Sandra Öberg
- Department of Nursing Science, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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- School of Health and Welfare, Aging Research Network-Jönköping, Institute of Gerontology, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Nursing Science, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Nursing Science, Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Nursing Science, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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Leissner P, Held C, Rondung E, Olsson EMG. The factor structure of the cardiac anxiety questionnaire, and validation in a post-MI population. BMC Med Res Methodol 2022; 22:338. [PMID: 36581833 PMCID: PMC9798544 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01820-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND CVD-patients with higher levels of cardiac anxiety suffer psychologically, as well as being at increased risk for cardiac morbidity and mortality. Therefore it is important to be able to assess CA in a clinical setting. It is currently measured with the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire, which has conflicting findings regarding its factor structure, and it has not been validated in a Swedish population. This study aimed to examine the factor structure of CAQ and its psychometric properties in a Swedish CVD-population. METHODS Nine hundred thirty patients post-MI were recruited at different Swedish hospitals and completed the CAQ, along with several other questionnaires. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to explore factor structure and to inspect various factor solutions from previous research. Standard psychometric tests were performed for the CAQ to test its validity and reliability. RESULTS The exploratory analysis found a model with the factors Fear/Worry, Avoidance and Attention. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a 3-factor solution best fitted the data, but with certain items removed. Additionally, psychometric properties turned out acceptable in a Swedish post-MI population. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the original 3-factor structure of the CAQ is valid, but that the questionnaire could be revised in regard to some items. A shorter 10-items version could also be considered. We also confirm that the CAQ is a valid instrument to measure CA in a Swedish MI-population. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov on 05/01/2012 (NCT01504191).
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- Philip Leissner
- grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden ,grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala, Sweden ,grid.412354.50000 0001 2351 3333Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.29050.3e0000 0001 1530 0805Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
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Keessen P, Kan KJ, Ter Riet G, Visser B, Jørstad H, Latour C, van Duijvenbode I, Scholte Op Reimer W. Impact of kinesiophobia on initiation of cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective cohort path analysis. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e066435. [PMID: 36428018 PMCID: PMC9703333 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To identify factors associated with kinesiophobia (fear of movement) after cardiac hospitalisation and to assess the impact of kinesiophobia on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) initiation. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Academic Medical Centre, Department of Cardiology. PARTICIPANTS We performed a prospective cohort study in cardiac patients recruited at hospital discharge. In total, 149 patients (78.5% male) with a median age of 65 years were included, of which 82 (59%) were referred for CR. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES We assessed kinesiophobia with the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK). For this study, the total score was used (range 13-52). We assessed baseline factors (demographics, cardiac disease history, questionnaire data on anxiety, biopsychosocial complexity and self-efficacy) associated with kinesiophobia using linear regression with backward elimination. For linear regression, the standardised beta (β) was reported. Prospectively, the impact of kinesiophobia on probability of CR initiation, in the first 3 months after hospital discharge (subsample referred for CR), was assessed with logistic regression. For logistic regression, the OR was reported. RESULTS Moderate and severe levels of kinesiophobia were found in 22.8%. In the total sample, kinesiophobia was associated with cardiac anxiety (β=0.33, 95% CI: 0.19 to 0.48), social complexity (β=0.23, 95% CI: 0.06 to 0.39) and higher education (β=-0.18, 95% CI: -0.34 to -0.02). In those referred for CR, kinesiophobia was negatively associated with self-efficacy (β=-0.29, 95% CI: -0.47 to -0.12) and positively with cardiac anxiety (β=0.43, 95% CI: 0.24 to 0.62). Kinesiophobia decreased the probability of CR initiation (OR Range13-52 points =0.92, 95% CI: 0.85 to 0.99). CONCLUSION In patients hospitalised for cardiovascular disease, kinesiophobia is associated with cardiac anxiety, social complexity, educational level and self-efficacy. Kinesiophobia decreased the likelihood of CR initiation with 8% per point on the TSK.
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- Paul Keessen
- Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Research Group Chronic Diseases, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Vonk T, Bakker EA, Zegers ES, Hopman MTE, Eijsvogels TMH. Effect of a personalised mHealth home-based training application on physical activity levels during and after centre-based cardiac rehabilitation: rationale and design of the Cardiac RehApp randomised control trial. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2021; 7:e001159. [PMID: 34567787 PMCID: PMC8438852 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Many patients lapse into a physically inactive lifestyle within months after cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme completion. A mobile-health (mHealth) home-based training application can be used to intensify and/or prolong the CR programme to induce long-lasting improvements of habitual physical activity levels. This study will assess the effect of an additional home-based training module during CR and post-CR on habitual physical activity levels among coronary artery disease patients. A total of 132 patients (>18 years old) will be recruited in an 18-week randomised controlled trial with four arms: (1) 6 weeks centre-based CR (ie, standard care), (2) 6 weeks combined centre-based+mHealth home-based CR, (3) 6 weeks centre-based CR followed by 12 weeks mHealth home-based CR, (4) 6 weeks combined centre-based+mHealth home-based CR followed by 12 weeks mHealth home-based CR. The intervention groups will receive a daily and personalised exercise training using a smartphone application (Virtual Training) in addition to and/or as extension of the centre-based CR programme. The participants will be assessed prior to the centre-based CR programme, after completion of the 6-week CR programme and after the 12 weeks extension. Primary outcome will be objectively measured habitual physical activity levels expressed as moderate to vigorous intensity activities (min/week). Secondary outcome parameters include sedentary behaviour, physical fitness (estimated VO2max), handgrip strength, cardiovascular risk profile, quality of life and cardiac anxiety scores. The findings of the Cardiac RehApp study will provide insight into the added value of a personalised mHealth home-based training application on physical activity levels during and after centre-based CR. Trial registration number: NL72182.091.019.
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- Thijs Vonk
- Department of Physiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kindermann I, Wedegärtner SM, Bernhard B, Ukena J, Lenski D, Karbach J, Schwantke I, Ukena C, Böhm M. Changes in quality of life, depression, general anxiety, and heart-focused anxiety after defibrillator implantation. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:2502-2512. [PMID: 34047078 PMCID: PMC8318491 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Aims The Anxiety‐CHF (Anxiety in patients with Chronic Heart Failure) study investigated heart‐focused anxiety (HFA, with the dimensions fear, attention, and avoidance of physical activity), general anxiety, depression, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with heart failure. Psychological measures were assessed before and up to 2 years after the implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with or without cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT‐D). Methods and results One hundred thirty‐two patients were enrolled in this monocentric prospective study (44/88 CRT‐D/ICD, mean age 61 ± 14 years, mean left ventricular ejection fraction 31 ± 9%, and 29% women). Psychological assessment was performed before device implantation as well as after 5, 12, and 24 months. After device implantation, mean total HFA, HFA‐fear, HFA‐attention, general anxiety, and QoL improved significantly. Depression and HFA‐related avoidance of physical activity did not change. CRT‐D patients compared with ICD recipients and women compared with men reported worse QoL at baseline. Younger patients (<median of 63 years) had higher levels of general anxiety and lower levels of HFA‐avoidance at baseline than older patients. After 24 months, groups no longer differed from each other on these scores. Patients with a history of shock or anti‐tachycardia pacing (shock/ATP; N = 19) reported no improvements in psychological measures and had significantly higher total HFA and HFA‐avoidance levels after 2 years than participants without shock/ATP. Conclusions Anxiety and QoL improved after device implantation, and depression and HFA‐avoidance remained unchanged. HFA may be more pronounced after shock/ATP. Psychological counselling in these patients to reduce HFA and increase physical activity should be considered.
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- Ingrid Kindermann
- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Homburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Homburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Homburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Homburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Homburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Koblenz and Landau, Landau, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Homburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Homburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Homburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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Zuchowski M, Chilcot J. Illness Perceptions in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Patients and Their Association With Heart-Focussed Anxiety. Heart Lung Circ 2021; 30:496-506. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bakker EA, van Bakel BMA, Aengevaeren WRM, Meindersma EP, Snoek JA, Waskowsky WM, van Kuijk AA, Jacobs MMLM, Hopman MTE, Thijssen DHJ, Eijsvogels TMH. Sedentary behaviour in cardiovascular disease patients: Risk group identification and the impact of cardiac rehabilitation. Int J Cardiol 2020; 326:194-201. [PMID: 33186667 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sedentary behaviour (SB) is potentially an important target to improve cardiovascular health. This study 1) compared SB between cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients and age-matched controls, 2) identified characteristics associated with high SB levels, and 3) determined the impact of contemporary cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on SB. METHODS For objective 1, we recruited 131 CVD patients and 117 controls. All participants were asked about their general characteristics and medical history. SB was assessed by an objective accelerometer (activPAL3 micro). For objective 2, 2584 CVD patients were asked to fill in a questionnaire about their general characteristics, lifestyle, medical history and their SB. For objective 3, 131 CVD patients were followed over time and measured, pre-, directly post- and 2 months post-CR. RESULTS Objective 1. CVD patients spent 10.4 h/day (Q25 9.5; Q75 11.2) sedentary which was higher compared to healthy controls (9.4 h/day [Q25 8.4; Q75 10.29]). Objective 2. CVD patients being male, single or divorced, employed, physically inactive, reporting high alcohol consumption, living in an urban environment, having comorbidities and cardiac anxiety demonstrated a greater odds for large amounts of SB. Objective 3. The CR program significantly reduced sedentary time (-0.4 h/day [95%CI -0.7; -0.1]), which remained lower at 2-months post-CR (-0.3 h/day [95%CI -0.6; -0.03]). CONCLUSIONS CVD patients had greater amounts of objectively measured sedentary time compared to healthy controls. Sedentarism was associated with personal- and lifestyle characteristics, and comorbidities. Participation in a contemporary CR program slightly reduced sedentary time, but tailored interventions are needed to target SB in CVD patients.
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- Esmée A Bakker
- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Research Institute for Sports and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Heart Centre, Isala, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Tolbrug Rehabilitation Centre, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Research Institute for Sports and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Koyuncu N, Karcioglu O. Emergency department patients' clinical and demographic characteristics regarding Hospital Anxiety subscale. Turk J Emerg Med 2018; 18:162-166. [PMID: 30533560 PMCID: PMC6261100 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjem.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate clinical and demographic characteristics of the emergency department (ED) patients using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) which includes anxiety (HAD-A) subscale. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, all consecutive adult patients admitted to the community hospital-based ED in the study period were enrolled prospectively. HAD-A items were responded by the patients themselves. Demographic characteristics, history, and clinical findings were analyzed. RESULTS Four hundred and ninety-eight consecutive ED patients with eligible conditions were enrolled. Mean age was 44.1 ± 16.5 (range 18-90) and 53.0% (n = 264) were female. The presence of pathological examination finding was significantly associated with a tendency to have a HAD-A score higher than 10 (p = .044). Presence of systemic disease was significantly associated with higher anxiety scores (t-test, p = .029). Patients presented with acute exacerbation of a chronic illness and those with psychological condition had significantly higher HAD-A scores (p = .014 and p = .008, respectively). CONCLUSIONS High acuity, presence of pathological finding, higher income, presence of a systemic disease, acute exacerbation of a chronic illness were significantly associated with higher anxiety scores.
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- Nazmiye Koyuncu
- Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Haydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Work Absenteeism and Presenteeism Loss in Patients With Non-Cardiac Chest Pain. J Occup Environ Med 2018; 60:781-786. [DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000001363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Van Beek MHCT, Zuidersma M, Lappenschaar M, Pop G, Roest AM, Van Balkom AJLM, Speckens AEM, Voshaar RCO. Prognostic association of cardiac anxiety with new cardiac events and mortality following myocardial infarction. Br J Psychiatry 2016; 209:400-406. [PMID: 27539297 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.174870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND General anxiety and depressive symptoms following a myocardial infarction are associated with a worse cardiac prognosis. However, the contribution of specific aspects of anxiety within this context remains unclear. AIMS To evaluate the independent prognostic association of cardiac anxiety with cardiac outcome after myocardial infarction. METHOD We administered the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ) during hospital admission (baseline, n = 193) and 4 months (n = 147/193) after discharge. CAQ subscale scores reflect fear, attention, avoidance and safety-seeking behaviour. Study end-point was a major adverse cardiac event (MACE): readmission for ischemic cardiac disease or all-cause mortality. In Cox regression analysis, we adjusted for age, cardiac disease severity and depressive symptoms. RESULTS The CAQ sum score at baseline and at 4 months significantly predicted a MACE (HRbaseline = 1.59, 95% CI 1.04-2.43; HR4-months = 1.77, 95% CI 1.04-3.02) with a mean follow-up of 4.2 (s.d. = 2.0) years and 4.3 (s.d. = 1.7) years respectively. Analyses of subscale scores revealed that this effect was particularly driven by avoidance (HRbaseline = 1.23, 95% CI 0.99-1.53; HR4-months = 1.77, 95% CI 1.04-1.83). CONCLUSIONS Cardiac anxiety, particularly anxiety-related avoidance of exercise, is an important prognostic factor for a MACE in patients after myocardial infarction, independent of cardiac disease severity and depressive symptoms.
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- Maria H C T Van Beek
- Maria H. C. T. Van Beek, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Marij Zuidersma, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Martijn Lappenschaar, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Annelieke M. Roest, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center, GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Anne E. M. Speckens, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Richard C. Oude Voshaar, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Maria H. C. T. Van Beek, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Marij Zuidersma, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Martijn Lappenschaar, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Annelieke M. Roest, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center, GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Anne E. M. Speckens, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Richard C. Oude Voshaar, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Maria H. C. T. Van Beek, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Marij Zuidersma, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Martijn Lappenschaar, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Annelieke M. Roest, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center, GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Anne E. M. Speckens, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Richard C. Oude Voshaar, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Maria H. C. T. Van Beek, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Marij Zuidersma, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Martijn Lappenschaar, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Annelieke M. Roest, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center, GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Anne E. M. Speckens, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Richard C. Oude Voshaar, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Maria H. C. T. Van Beek, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Marij Zuidersma, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Martijn Lappenschaar, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Annelieke M. Roest, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center, GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Anne E. M. Speckens, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Richard C. Oude Voshaar, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Maria H. C. T. Van Beek, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Marij Zuidersma, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Martijn Lappenschaar, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Annelieke M. Roest, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center, GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Anne E. M. Speckens, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Richard C. Oude Voshaar, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Maria H. C. T. Van Beek, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Marij Zuidersma, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Martijn Lappenschaar, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Annelieke M. Roest, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center, GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Anne E. M. Speckens, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Richard C. Oude Voshaar, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Maria H. C. T. Van Beek, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Marij Zuidersma, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Martijn Lappenschaar, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Annelieke M. Roest, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center, GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Anne E. M. Speckens, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Richard C. Oude Voshaar, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry, and Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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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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van Beek MHCT, Oude Voshaar RC, van Deelen FM, van Balkom AJLM, Pop G, Speckens AEM. Inverse correlation between cardiac injury and cardiac anxiety: a potential role for communication. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2015; 29:448-53. [PMID: 23782865 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0b013e3182982550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE General anxiety in cardiac patients is associated with worsened cardiac course. An acute coronary syndrome (ACS) might evoke specific cardiac anxiety. We explored the characteristics associated with cardiac anxiety in ACS patients. METHODS We assessed cardiac anxiety in 237 patients admitted with ACS using the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire and gathered information on sociodemographic, psychological, and cardiac disease characteristics. Univariate, multivariate logistic, and linear regression analyses were used to determine which characteristics were associated with cardiac anxiety. RESULTS Cardiac anxiety was not associated with sociodemographic variables. More severe cardiac injury, as indicated by ST-elevated myocardial infarction and troponin level, was associated with less cardiac anxiety. Psychological variables (depressive symptoms, agoraphobic cognitions, avoidance behavior) were associated with more cardiac anxiety. DISCUSSION Cardiac anxiety in ACS patients is associated with more psychological distress but lower severity of cardiac injury as indicated by ST-elevated myocardial infarction and troponin level. Two explanations seem likely for this latter finding. First, anxious persons might seek help earlier, thus being diagnosed more often with minor cardiac pathology. Second, cardiac anxiety might partly be caused by diagnostic uncertainty. Future research should focus on communication strategies to reassure patients more efficiently.
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- Maria H C T van Beek
- Maria H.C.T. van Beek, MD Psychiatrist, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Richard C. Oude Voshaar, MD, PhD Senior researcher at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Nijmegen, and Professor, Old Age Psychiatry at University Center of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. Femke M. van Deelen, MD Medical Doctor, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Anton J.L.M. van Balkom, MD, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Centre and GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD Cardiologist, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Cardiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Anne E.M. Speckens, MD, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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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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Patient self-reported symptoms are of crucial importance to identify anxiety disorders, as well as to monitor their treatment in clinical practice and research. Thus, for evidence-based medicine, a precise, reliable, and valid (ie, “objective”) assessment of the patient's reported “subjective” symptoms is warranted. There is a plethora of instruments available, which can provide psychometrically sound assessments of anxiety, but there are several limitations of current tools that need to be carefully considered for their successful use. Nevertheless, the empirical assessment of mental health status is not as accepted in medicine as is the assessment of biomarkers. One reason for this may be that different instruments assessing the same psychological construct use different scales. In this paper we present some new developments that promise to provide one common metric for the assessment of anxiety, to facilitate the general acceptance of mental health assessments in the future.
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- Matthias Rose
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical Clinic, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusets, USA
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical Clinic, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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Schwarz J, Prashad A, Winchester DE. Prevalence and implications of severe anxiety in a prospective cohort of acute chest pain patients. Crit Pathw Cardiol 2015; 14:44-7. [PMID: 25679088 PMCID: PMC4331450 DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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Anxiety is a common condition which can manifest with symptoms of chest discomfort. Chest discomfort is one of the most common reasons to seek emergency medical care. We hypothesize that anxiety is highly prevalent, poorly diagnosed, and poorly treated in an acute care environment. We analyzed data from a prospective registry of chest pain patients with low to intermediate likelihood of acute coronary syndrome and coronary artery disease. Scores from the General Anxiety Disorder-7 questionnaire determined the prevalence of anxiety. Differences in presentation, evaluation, and 30-day outcomes were compared for subjects with and without severe anxiety. Of the 151 included subjects, severe anxiety was observed in 15%, moderate 14%, mild 30%, and 41% had no anxiety symptoms. Subjects with severe anxiety had similar baseline characteristics, cardiac risk factors, and symptoms to those without severe anxiety, except for the current use of tobacco (50.0% vs. 18.6%; P = 0.001). Anxiety was self-reported by 54.5% of subjects with severe anxiety and 27.3% were on antianxiety medications. Hospital admission (P = 0.888) and repeated emergency department visits within 30 days (P = 0.554) were not different between the 2 groups. Anxiety is common among patients seeking emergency evaluation of chest pain. Half of patients with severe anxiety were diagnosed and roughly one quarter were medically treated. Cardiac risk factors and symptoms are not different for patients with severe anxiety; these patients warrant a similar evaluation for heart disease as those patients without anxiety.
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- Julio Schwarz
- From the * Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and † University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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van Beek MHCT, Mingels M, Voshaar RCO, van Balkom AJLM, Lappenschaar M, Pop G, Speckens AEM. One-year follow up of cardiac anxiety after a myocardial infarction: a latent class analysis. J Psychosom Res 2012; 73:362-8. [PMID: 23062810 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Revised: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Longitudinal elevated depressive symptom scores are associated with a less favorable cardiac outcome. Although anxiety has received less attention, meta-analysis suggests that high baseline levels of general anxiety might worsen cardiac outcome. The objective of this study was to explore the longitudinal course of cardiac anxiety after a myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS The Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ) was administered to 194 patients hospitalized for MI after admission, and one, three, six and twelve months after discharge. Latent class growth analysis (LCGA) was performed to identify groups based on cardiac anxiety course. Between group differences were checked on relevant socio-demographic, cardiac and psychiatric variables. RESULTS LCGA identified three groups with stable CAQ levels over time, indicative of high (7.7%), intermediate (45.4%) and low (30.4%) levels of cardiac anxiety, respectively. A fourth group (16.5%) reported high levels of cardiac anxiety that decreased over time. Between group differences were of particular interest for the two subgroups that started high in cardiac anxiety, since these may differentiate patients with spontaneous remission from those who might be in need of treatment. Patients in whom cardiac anxiety persisted were less often employed, had more diabetes mellitus, a history of acute coronary syndrome, depressive symptoms, anxiety and avoidance at baseline and a lower quality of life at follow-up. CONCLUSION This first study addressing cardiac anxiety after an MI identified four trajectories. Future studies should focus on cardiac outcome and treatment strategies for cardiac anxiety in the subgroup with persistent high anxiety levels.
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- M H C T van Beek
- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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