Key result
In outpatients with coronary heart disease, worry was most strongly associated with anxiety (β = 0.62), whereas rumination was most strongly associated with a combined depression and negative affectivity factor (β = 0.50).
Why the study?
Psychological distress and Type-D personality are prevalent in CHD patients and linked to poor outcomes, but the nature of associations between depression, anxiety, Type-D personality factors, and worry and rumination remains to be delineated.
Population
1,042 CHD outpatients in the NORwegian CORonary Prevention study
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Worry and rumination differentially link to anxiety, depression, and negative affectivity in CHD; leaves open whether targeting them improves outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,042)
Yes
Effect estimate: β = 0.62
p-value: p=<0.001
The study suggests conceptual similarities between depression and negative affectivity, and indicates that psychological interventions for CHD patients could benefit from targeting worry and rumination.
Tunheim et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary heart disease (n=1,042). Worry and rumination was evaluated on Association between worry and anxiety (β = 0.62, p=<0.001). In outpatients with coronary heart disease, worry was most strongly associated with anxiety (β = 0.62), whereas rumination was most strongly associated with a combined depression and negative affectivity factor (β = 0.50).
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