Manifestations of health anxiety in patients with heart transplant.
Heart Lung
; 49(4): 364-369, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Health anxiety is an important component of psychological adjustment to chronic medical conditions. However, it has been overlooked after heart transplantation.OBJECTIVES:
To examine demographic, clinical, and psychological correlates of health anxiety in heart transplanted patients and to compare health anxiety between patients and a sample of matched controls from the general population.METHODS:
The study design was observational. Seventy-three cardiac recipients and 73 controls completed the Illness Attitude Scales and the Symptom Questionnaire. Patients' clinical parameters were collected.RESULTS:
Health anxiety was significantly associated with clinical variables suggesting a worse outcome, especially a higher NYHA class and occurrence of cancer. Compared to controls, patients had significantly more "hypochondriacal responses" (32.9% vs. 16.4%), an index of clinically significant health anxiety.CONCLUSIONS:
Health anxiety affects a significant subset of heart transplanted patients and deserves a thorough assessment. Cardiologists' and nurses' specific communication skills and psychological treatment strategies may be necessary.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Transplante de Coração
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Heart Lung
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article