The Role of Illness Perception and Its Association With Posttraumatic Stress at 3 Months Following Acute Myocardial Infarction

Princip, Mary; Gattlen, Christina; Meister-Langraf, Rebecca. E.; Schnyder, Ulrich; Znoj, Hansjörg; Barth, Jürgen; Schmid, Jean-Paul; von Känel, Roland (2018). The Role of Illness Perception and Its Association With Posttraumatic Stress at 3 Months Following Acute Myocardial Infarction. Frontiers in psychology, 9(941), p. 941. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00941

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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between illness perception and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms at three months following acute myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: Patients (n = 96) were examined within 48 h and 3 months after the illness episode. The brief revised illness perception questionnaire (Brief-IPQ) was used to assess patients' cognitive representation of their MI. At 3-month follow-up, the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) were used to assess the level of PTSD symptoms. Results: The subjective perception of the illness, including higher harmful consequences (r > 0.35, p < 0.01), higher illness concerns (r > 0.24, p < 0.05) and more emotional impairment (r > 0.23, p < 0.05), was associated with both self-rated and clinician-rated PTSD symptoms. Beliefs regarding harmful consequences after acute MI were independently associated with levels of PTSD symptoms assessed with both the self-rated PDS and CAPS interview (standardized beta coefficient = 0.24; P < 0.05) adjusted for demographic factors, cognitive depressive symptoms, fear of dying during MI, factors related to study design, and illness severity. Conclusions: The findings suggest that initial perception of acute MI is significantly associated with PTSD symptoms attributable to MI at 3 months follow-up.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DCR Unit Sahli Building > Forschungsgruppe Neurologie
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Psychological and Behavioral Health

UniBE Contributor:

Princip, Mary, Znoj, Hans Jörg, von Känel, Roland

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1664-1078

Publisher:

Frontiers Research Foundation

Language:

English

Submitter:

Panagiota Milona

Date Deposited:

15 Apr 2019 14:55

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:25

Publisher DOI:

10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00941

PubMed ID:

29930529

Uncontrolled Keywords:

brief illness perception questionnaire heart attack llness perception myocardial infarction patients posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.124759

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/124759

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