Key result
Cardiac surgery was associated with better quality of life and lower heart-focused anxiety compared to medication alone, an effect mediated by illness perceptions.
Why the study?
Does cardiac surgery improve quality of life and reduce heart-focused anxiety compared to medication alone in hospitalized patients with cardiovascular disease?
Observational (n=106)
Does cardiac surgery improve quality of life and reduce heart-focused anxiety compared to medication alone in hospitalized patients with cardiovascular disease?
Illness perceptions mediate the relationship between treatment type (surgery vs medication) and psychological outcomes in cardiovascular patients, with surgical patients reporting better quality of life.
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Should not yet change practice in hospitalized CVD patients; leaves open causal mediation by illness perceptions.
The aim of the present research was to investigate the impact of illness perceptions on quality of life and heart-focused anxiety, in patients with cardiovascular disease (N = 106) admitted in the hospital, undergoing medication or who had undergone surgery. The influence of the type of treatment on the heart-focused anxiety and on the quality of life was mediated by illness perceptions. Consequently, patients who have undergone cardiac surgery have a better quality of life and lower levels of heart-focused anxiety than those relying only on medication to treat their illness.
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Panzaru et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular disease (n=106). Cardiac surgery vs. Medication only was evaluated on Quality of life and heart-focused anxiety. Cardiac surgery was associated with better quality of life and lower heart-focused anxiety compared to medication alone, an effect mediated by illness perceptions.
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