Key result
Baseline vital exhaustion predicts recurrent vascular events independently of traditional and psychological risk factors.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to examine the role of vital exhaustion in predicting the recurrence of vascular events.
Does vital exhaustion predict the recurrence of vascular events?
Cohort (n=816)
Does vital exhaustion predict the recurrence of vascular events?
Vital exhaustion is an independent psychological predictor of recurrent vascular events, distinct from depression and anxiety.
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Vital exhaustion may identify higher recurrence risk beyond mood and traditional factors; extends observational data but leaves open whether screening or intervention alters outcomes.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the role of vital exhaustion in predicting the recurrence of vascular events. METHOD: = 14.7 years), 395 (48.4%) of whom reported treatment for the reoccurrence of a vascular event during the four-year follow-up period. Concurrent effects of baseline vital exhaustion (measured by a shortened version of the Maastricht Questionnaire), depression (assessed by a shortened version of the BDI), anxiety (assessed by the HADS), and hostility (assessed by a shortened version of the Cook-Medley Hostility Scale) in predicting the recurrence of T2 vascular events were examined. The analyses were also controlled for traditional risk factors, such as age, education, body mass index, smoking, alcohol use, and lack of physical activity. RESULTS: The regression analyses showed that vital exhaustion scores significantly predicted the reoccurrence of vascular events even after controlling for all covariates. None of the other psychological predictors (depression, anxiety, and hostility) was significant in the final model. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that despite the partial conceptual overlap with several similar constructs, vital exhaustion is a distinct phenomenon that deserves consideration when planning and implementing interventions to reduce the risk of vascular diseases.
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Balog et al. (2018) conducted a cohort in Vascular events (n=816). Vital exhaustion was evaluated on Recurrence of vascular events. Baseline vital exhaustion significantly predicted the recurrence of vascular events over a 4-year follow-up, independent of depression, anxiety, hostility, and traditional risk factors.
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