ArticleBritish journal of health psychology2016
Attachment anxiety predicts depression and anxiety symptoms following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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- Efficacy of an Attachment-Based Intervention Model on Health Indices in Children with Chronic Disease and Their Mothers.Administration and policy in mental health · 2018Trial
- Lean on me: attachment and mental health in couples facing cardiovascular disease.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The impact of anxiety experienced by patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass surgery on perceived pain, self-efficacy and body esteem in the perioperative period.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Psychological risk factors and cardiovascular disease.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Factors predicting depression among persons post-coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A cross-sectional study in Thailand.Belitung nursing journal · 2024Article
- Patients' expectation of postoperative course and satisfaction following cardiac surgery.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2023Article
- Anxiety and Depression in a Non-Clinical Sample of Young Polish Adults: Presence of Meaning in Life as a Mediator.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Developmental trajectories of attachment and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents.Attachment & human development · 2020Article
- Prevalence of Depression in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Should Doctors Know Their Patients' Attachment Style? A Psychological Perspective and its Impact on Cardiac Surgery Outcomes.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2020Review
- Psychobiological factors of resilience and depression in late life.Translational psychiatry · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectiveDepression and anxiety are associated with poor recovery in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients, but little is known about predictors of depression and anxiety symptoms.
designWe tested the prospective association between attachment orientation, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in CABG patients, 6-8 weeks, and 12 months following surgery.
methodOne hundred and fifty-five patients who were undergoing planned CABG surgery were recruited. Patients completed questionnaires measuring attachment, depression, and anxiety prior to surgery, then 6-8 weeks, and 12 months after surgery.
resultsAttachment anxiety predicted symptoms of depression and anxiety at both follow-up time points, whereas attachment avoidance was not associated with depression or anxiety symptoms. The findings remained significant when controlling for baseline mood scores, social support, demographic, and clinical risk factors.
conclusionThese results suggest that attachment anxiety is associated with short-term and long-term depression and anxiety symptoms following CABG surgery. These results may offer important insight into understanding the recovery process in CABG surgery. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Depression and anxiety symptoms are twice more likely to occur in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) populations than in any other medical group. Depression and anxiety are associated with poor recovery following cardiac surgery. Predictors of depression and anxiety in CABG patients have been underexplored. What does this study add? This study highlights the importance of close interpersonal relationships on health. Attachment anxiety was prospectively associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety. These results add to understanding mechanisms linked to recovery following CABG.
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