The Influence of Illness Perception and Coping on Anxiety in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Authors' conclusion
Illness perception and coping are associated with anxiety in adults with CHD.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), Montreal Heart Institute, June 2019–April 2021mean age 46 ± 14 years, 59% women
- Participants
- 223 adults
- Outcome
- Contribution of illness perception to anxiety symptoms (HADS) beyond sociodemographic and medical variables
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Anxiety symptoms
Clinically significant anxiety symptoms
15%
Variance explained by medical and sociodemographic variables
15%
Additional variance explained by illness perception (R2 change, F[1,188] = 49.06)
18%
P < 0.0001
More threatening illness perception associated with greater anxiety (β)
β = 0.45
P < 0.0001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Mediation by coping response style
- Proportion of total effect of illness perception on anxiety accounted for by coping
- 20%
- Illness perception associated with coping, which was linked to reduced anxiety symptoms
Original publication
The Influence of Illness Perception and Coping on Anxiety in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. JACC Adv. Published 27 July 2023. doi:10.
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