March 1, 2010The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Evidence That the Brief Symptom Inventory Can Be Used to Measure Anxiety Quickly and Reliably in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Why the study?
Is the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) a reliable and valid tool for measuring anxiety in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction?
Population
536 patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction, mean age 62 +/- 14 years, 66% men, 85% white, 27%…
Comparison
Brief Symptom Inventory anxiety subscale… vs State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) state portion
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports BSI for anxiety assessment in AMI inpatients; hypothesis-generating for complication prediction, requiring prospective validation.
Structured PICO
Is the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) a reliable and valid tool for measuring anxiety in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction?
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Population
536 patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), mean age 62 +/- 14 years, 66% men, 85% white, 27% with previous myocardial infarction.
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Intervention
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) anxiety subscale administered within 72 hours of admission
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Comparator
State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) state portion
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Outcome
Reliability (internal consistency) and validity (criterion-related and construct validity) of the BSIpatient reported
The Brief Symptom Inventory is a reliable and valid tool for quickly assessing anxiety in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, which can help identify those at higher risk for complications.
Cite This Study
Ruz et al. (2010) studied this question.