Key result
Patients with coronary heart disease exhibited a psychological pattern characterized by increased suppressed anger, overall experienced anger, and cynicism.
Why the study?
What are the distinct patterns of psychological factors in patients with coronary heart disease compared to those with chronic pain or respiratory disorders?
Cross-Sectional
What are the distinct patterns of psychological factors in patients with coronary heart disease compared to those with chronic pain or respiratory disorders?
Patients with coronary heart disease demonstrate a distinct psychological profile marked by elevated anger and cynicism, highlighting the potential need for targeted psychological assessment in this population.
May support psychological screening for anger in CHD; leaves open causality and specificity versus other chronic conditions.
Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), chronic pain and respiratory disorder were investigated for different patterns of psychological factors. Several psychological factors were measured: depression (using Beck's 'BDI'), anxiety (using Spielberger's 'STAI'), anger (Spielberger's 'AX'), and cynicism (Greenglass & Julkunen's 'CD'). The special psychological pattern in patients with CHD was characterized by an increase in suppressed anger, overall experienced anger, and cynicism. Patients with chronic pain did not show any comparable pattern of elevated psychological factors. The pattern in patients with respiratory disorder was characterized by increased cynicism and, in women, also clinical depression.
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Lisspers et al. (1998) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary heart disease, chronic pain, and respiratory disorder. Coronary heart disease, chronic pain, and respiratory disorder was evaluated on Psychological factors (depression, anxiety, anger, cynicism). Patients with coronary heart disease exhibited a psychological pattern characterized by increased suppressed anger, overall experienced anger, and cynicism.
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