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dc.contributor.authorHamang, Annikenen_US
dc.contributor.authorEide, Geir Egilen_US
dc.contributor.authorRokne, Beriten_US
dc.contributor.authorNordin, Karinen_US
dc.contributor.authorØyen, Ninaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-06T11:45:43Z
dc.date.available2012-02-06T11:45:43Z
dc.date.issued2011-11-14eng
dc.PublishedHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011, 9:100en
dc.identifier.issn1477-7525
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/5554
dc.description.abstractObjective: To investigate the role of three distinct symptoms of heart-focused anxiety (cardio-protective avoidance, heart-focused attention, and fear about heart sensations) in relation to general anxiety, depression and physical health in patients referred to specialized cardio-genetics outpatient clinics in Norway for genetic investigation and counseling. Methods: Participants were 126 patients (mean age 45 years, 53.5% women). All patients were at higher risk than the average person for serious arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) because of a personal or a family history of an inherited cardiac disorder (familial long QT syndrome or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). Patients filled in, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Short-Form 36 Health Survey, and Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire, two weeks before the scheduled counseling session. Results: The patients experienced higher levels of general anxiety than expected in the general population (mean difference 1.1 (p < 0.01)). Hierarchical regression analyses showed that avoidance and fear was independently related to general anxiety, depression, and physical health beyond relevant demographic covariates (age, gender, having children) and clinical variables (clinical diagnosis, and a recent SCD in the family). In addition to heartfocused anxiety, having a clinical diagnosis was of importance for physical health, whereas a recent SCD in the family was independently related to general anxiety and depression, regardless of disease status. Conclusion: Avoidance and fear may be potentially modifiable symptoms. Because these distinct symptoms may have important roles in determining general anxiety, depression and physical health in at-risk individuals of inherited cardiac disorders, the present findings may have implications for the further development of genetic counseling for this patient group.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherBioMed Centraleng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/9857" target="blank">“Sudden Death-Genetic Risk”: Living with the risk of serious arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death -A prospective multicenter-study on patient-reported outcomes in individuals with familial Long QT syndrome and Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who received genetic investigation and counseling in Norway, 2005-2007.</a>eng
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/eng
dc.subjectHeart-focused anxietyeng
dc.subjectLong QT syndromeeng
dc.titleGeneral anxiety, depression, and physical health in relation to symptoms of heart-focused anxietya cross sectional study among patients living with the risk of serious arrhythmias and sudden cardiac deathen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2011 Hamang et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-9-100
dc.identifier.cristin903795
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Cardiology: 771eng


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