Key result
Positive beliefs about disease controllability were associated with fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, with heart-focused anxiety mediating this relationship.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to examine the potential mediating role of heart-focused anxiety in the relationship between illness perception and depression and general anxiety in cardiac patients.
Population
177 patients hospitalized for major cardiac events
Authors
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Patients' illness perceptions may contribute to depression and anxiety in CVD; leaves open whether targeting perceptions improves outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=177)
In patients hospitalized for major cardiac events, maladaptive beliefs about disease controllability lead to depression and anxiety, mediated by heart-focused anxiety.
Pokrajac-Bulian et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Major cardiac events (n=177). Illness perception (beliefs about disease controllability) was evaluated on Depression and general anxiety. Positive beliefs about disease controllability were associated with fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, with heart-focused anxiety mediating this relationship.
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