2020
Psychological stress in heart failure: a potentially actionable disease modifier
Harris KM, Jacoby DL, Lampert R, Soucier RJ, Burg MM. Psychological stress in heart failure: a potentially actionable disease modifier. Heart Failure Reviews 2020, 26: 561-575. PMID: 33215323, PMCID: PMC8026548, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-020-10056-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHeart failurePsychological stressHeart failure symptomsHeart failure patientsLife stressorsDisease-related consequencesQuality of lifePatterns of exposureAdverse eventsFailure patientsDisease courseEjection fractionPatients' qualityModifiable factorsPatient subgroupsSymptom exacerbationDaily life stressorsFailure symptomsPathophysiological pathwaysEffective diseaseFunctional limitationsDiminished qualityPatientsActionable pathwaysStress exposurePerceived Stress, Subjective, and Objective Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep in Men and Women with Stable Heart Failure
Gaffey AE, Jeon S, Conley S, Jacoby D, Ash GI, Yaggi HK, O’Connell M, Linsky SJ, Redeker NS. Perceived Stress, Subjective, and Objective Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep in Men and Women with Stable Heart Failure. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2020, 19: 363-377. PMID: 32394733, PMCID: PMC7658015, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2020.1762601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersStress, PsychologicalConceptsDysfunctional beliefsCognitive abilitiesMental healthCognitive behavioral therapySymptom severitySleep disturbance questionnaireSleep disturbancesHF patientsSelf-reported sleep disturbanceHeart failurePerceived Stress ScaleBehavioral therapyInsomnia Severity IndexPerceived stressStress ScaleBaseline stressPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexDisturbance QuestionnaireLower symptomsSleep Quality IndexNew York Heart Association classification ISF-36 mental healthSleep-related characteristicsStable heart failureSleep Scale
2018
Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Sleep, Symptoms, Stress, and Autonomic Function Among Patients With Heart Failure
Redeker NS, Conley S, Anderson G, Cline J, Andrews L, Mohsenin V, Jacoby D, Jeon S. Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Sleep, Symptoms, Stress, and Autonomic Function Among Patients With Heart Failure. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2018, 18: 190-202. PMID: 30461315, PMCID: PMC6529289, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2018.1546709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary free cortisolHeart failureAutonomic functionCognitive behavioral therapyFree cortisolSleep characteristicsSleep-related cognitionsBehavioral therapyChronic heart failureStable heart failureSleep-related symptomsHypothalamic-pituitary axisStable class IISelf-reported insomnia severityEffects of CBTFunctional performanceDaytime symptomsPituitary axisSleep disturbancesSleep interventionsWrist actigraphySleep durationInsomnia severityBiomarkers of stressRatio of days