2025
Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias
Särnholm J, Gaffey A, Turchio M, Biviano A, Burg M. Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 102. PMID: 40560300, PMCID: PMC12198271, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-025-02253-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyArrhythmias, CardiacAtrial FibrillationCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionHumansQuality of LifeStress, PsychologicalConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPsychological healthPsychological interventionsAssociated with anxietyBehavioral therapyAvoidance behaviorReduce distressArrhythmia careReduce anxietyPoor quality of lifeAnxietyDepressionQuality of lifeCare CollaborativeCare systemImprove QoLInterventionCareSummaryFurther researchHealthPoor qualityDistressQoLAvoidanceFear
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
2022
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 investigation
2020
Perceived 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
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