Key result
Female gender, higher age, higher neuroticism, and lower conscientiousness significantly predicted anxiety in patients after myocardial infarction, explaining 66% of its variance.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anxiety in patients after myocardial infarction and to investigate demographic and personality predictors of anxiety.
What are the demographic and personality predictors of anxiety in hospitalized patients after myocardial infarction?
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
What are the demographic and personality predictors of anxiety in hospitalized patients after myocardial infarction?
Anxiety is highly prevalent in post-MI patients, with female gender, older age, higher neuroticism, and lower conscientiousness being significant predictors.
May inform post-MI anxiety screening; leaves open prospective validation of predictors.
Objectives: The first research objective was to study the prevalence of anxiety in patients after myocardial infarction; next objective was to investigate demographic and personality predictors of anxiety. Methods: 100 hospitalized patients after myocardial infarction were studied. The Mini IPIP tool was used for the evaluation of personality characteristics and HADS-A scale was used for the evaluation of anxiety. Multiple regression was used as an analytical framework. Results: The prevalence of significant anxiety among patients after myocardial infarction was high, almost one half of patients reported abnormal anxiety symptoms. Female gender, higher age, higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness explain 66% of the variability of anxiety. Personality traits of extraversion, openness, agreeableness and previous myocardial infarctions do not show as significant predictors. Conclusion: The prevalence of anxiety in the group of patients after myocardial infarction is high. Knowing predictors of anxiety is important for better provision of care.
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Libova et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=100). Demographic and personality factors (gender, age, neuroticism, conscientiousness) was evaluated on Anxiety (HADS-A score) (Adjusted R2 0.661, p=<0.001). Female gender, higher age, higher neuroticism, and lower conscientiousness significantly predicted anxiety in patients after myocardial infarction, explaining 66% of its variance.
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