Journal article
Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, and Distress in SCAD and Non-SCAD AMI Patients: A Comparative Study
BM Murphy, MC Rogerson, S Hesselson, SE Iismaa, V Hoover, M Le Grande, RM Graham, AC Jackson
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2023
Abstract
Purpose: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), particularly in younger women without classic cardiac risk factors. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is considered to be particularly stressful; however, few studies have quantified SCAD survivor stress levels. This study compared anxiety, depression, and distress levels in SCAD and non-SCAD AMI patients. Method: A sample of 162 AMI (35 [22%] SCAD) patients was recruited from hospitals and via social media, in Australia and the United States. All had had their AMI in the past 6 mo. Participants completed an online questionnaire comprising the Generalized Anxi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge all those who participated in the current study. We also acknowledge the hospital and cardiac rehabilitation program staff who assisted with participant recruitment, particularly those from Barwon Health and Monash Health in Victoria, Australia, and Stanford University in California, the United States. R.M.G., S.E.I., and S.H. were supported in part by NSW Health Cardiovascular Senior Scientist Grants (RG193092 and RG12159) and an NHMRC Investigator Grant (APP2010203).