Naslov
Risk factors and symptoms of cardiovascular disease in patients with different psychosocial features

Autori
Tadinac, Meri ; Hromatko, Ivana ; Jokić-Begić, Nataša ; Žegura, Iva

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Vol. 61, No. 3, 2006 / Shapiro, Colin M. ; Creed, Francis - New York (NY) : Elsevier, 2006, 400-400

Skup
26th European Conference on Psychosomatic Research

Mjesto i datum
Cavtat, Hrvatska, 27.09.2006. - 30.09.2006

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
cardiovascular disease; anxiety; depression; social support; risk factors

Sažetak
In a group of cardiovascular patients who survived myocardial infarct we tested whether the presence of certain risk factors for another infarct (such as hypertension, high levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and blood glucose, and overweight) as well as other symptoms of cardiovascular system dysfunction (such as arrhythmias, hypotension, blood circulation problems and angina pectoris) differed among patients with different levels of anxiety, depression, and perceived social support. We found that patients with high level of anxiety and depression, and low level of perceived social support have (a) higher incidence of some risk factors (hypertension, overweight, high cholesterol and triglycerides, but not blood glucose) ; and (b) higher incidence of arrhythmias (and marginally heightened incidence of hypotension, but not other cardiovascular disturbances), compared to patients with lower level of anxiety and depression and higher level of perceived social support. The results are interpreted in the framework of the biopsychosocial model of illness.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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