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ArticleArchives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases2017

Factors associated with anxiety and depression in hospitalized patients with first episode of acute myocardial infarction.

Angeliki Alexandri, Elpida Georgiadi, Paschalia Mattheou, Maria Polikandrioti

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Article in Archives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Angeliki AlexandriIntensive Care Units and Emergency Nursing, Athens, Greece.
Elpida GeorgiadiIntensive Care Units and Emergency Nursing, Athens, Greece.
Paschalia MattheouIntensive Care Units and Emergency Nursing, Athens, Greece.
Maria PolikandriotiIntensive Care Units and Emergency Nursing, Athens, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEvaluation of anxiety and depression in cardiac patients is an area of nursing practice that is frequently neglected. The aim of the study was to explore anxiety and depression in hospitalized patients with their first episode of acute myocardial infarction. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe study sample included 148 hospitalized patients who had a first episode of acute myocardial infarction. Data collection was performed by the interview method using a specially designed questionnaire which included socio-demographic, clinical and other patients' characteristics as well as the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to assess patients' levels of anxiety and depression.

resultsAnalysis of data showed that 52% and 38% of participants had high levels of anxiety and depression, respectively. Furthermore, anxiety levels revealed a statistically significant association with anxiolytics (

conclusionsThe results showed that socio-demographic and clinical characteristics should be taken into serious consideration when exploring anxiety and depression in patients with a first episode of acute myocardial infarction in order to implement appropriate interventions.

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anxietydepressionfirst episode of acute myocardial infarction

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