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Screening for Psychological Distress and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Related Mortality
Gaffey AE, Gathright EC, Fletcher LM, Goldstein CM. Screening for Psychological Distress and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Related Mortality. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2022, 42: 404-415. PMID: 36342683, PMCID: PMC9646240, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesPsychological DistressStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalConceptsIncident cardiovascular diseasePost-traumatic stress disorderCardiovascular diseasePsychological distressCVD preventionPsychosocial stressGeneral mental health symptomsCVD risk profilePast psychiatric diagnosisMental health servicesMental health symptomsHigh psychological distressCVD onsetProspective evidenceRelated mortalityPsychiatric diagnosisHealth servicesHealth symptomsRisk profileGreater riskStress disorderPractice recommendationsSelf-report instrumentDistressAdditional investigationPerceived 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
2023
The Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies
Harris K, Gaffey A, Schwartz J, Krantz D, Burg M. The Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2023, 57: 846-854. PMID: 37084792, PMCID: PMC10498818, DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaad015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research