Neuroticism, depression and anxiety in takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Why the study?
Do female post-recovery Takotsubo cardiomyopathy patients exhibit different levels of neuroticism, depression, and anxiety compared to STEMI patients and background controls?
Population
173 participants including female post-recovery Takotsubo cardiomyopathy patients admitted between October…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Implication
May warrant anxiety screening in recovered TTC patients; leaves open directionality and need for prospective trials.
Structured PICO
Do female post-recovery Takotsubo cardiomyopathy patients exhibit different levels of neuroticism, depression, and anxiety compared to STEMI patients and background controls?
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Population
173 participants including female post-recovery Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) patients admitted between October 2009 and December 2014, age/gender/geographically matched STEMI patients, and matched background population controls.
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Comparator
Age, gender and geographically matched STEMI patients, and matched individuals from the background population
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Outcome
Psychological traits including well-being, neuroticism, depression, and anxiety measured by the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, Eysenck's Neuroticism Scale, the Major Depression Inventory, and the anxiety subscale of Symptoms Checklist (SCL-90)patient reported
Post-recovery Takotsubo cardiomyopathy patients experience higher levels of anxiety compared to STEMI patients and healthy controls, though these symptoms appear to improve over time.
Cite This Study
Christensen et al. (2016) studied this question.