ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2024
Mediating effect of coping strategy and psychological status between illness perception and quality of life among patients with atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional study.
Article in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05974098 (Exploring the Impact of Illness Perceptions, Coping Strategies on Quality of Life in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Exploring the Impact of Illness Perceptions, Coping Strategies on Quality of Life in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Patients
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Mental Health Across the Atrial Fibrillation Continuum: Mechanisms, Outcomes, and Clinical Implications.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Anxiety-AFib connection: a systematic review of mental health and arrhythmia interactions.Global cardiology science & practice · 2026Review
- Differential influences of mpox illness representation on sexual behaviors among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Beijing and Hong Kong.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Effects of problem-focused versus emotion-focused behavioral interventions on peptic ulcer recurrence: a 4-year retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Factors influencing mental health and oral health-related quality of life in population with recurrent aphthous stomatitis: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study investigated the mediating effects of coping strategies and psychological status on the relationship between illness perception and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
methodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled 178 patients with AF who were admitted to a tertiary hospital in Beijing City in mainland from March 2020 and June 2022. Assessments were made for HRQoL using the Short Form Health Survey depressive symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, anxiety using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), illness perception using the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), AF symptoms using the Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale (AFSS), and coping strategies using the Brief-COPE Scale.
resultsSignificant correlations were observed between illness perception, emotional variables, coping strategies, and HRQoL scores. The regression analysis found that BIPQ, GAD, Maladaptive coping and Problem-focused coping are significant predictors of PCS (F = 20.906, R
conclusionsThe perception of illness significantly influenced HRQoL in patients with AF, as mediated by emotional symptoms and coping strategies. This highlights the importance of anxiety and problem-focused coping mechanisms. These findings underscore the need for a holistic, patient-centered approach to AF management that incorporates emotional well-being and coping strategies.
trial registrationRetrospectively registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05974098). The date of registration: 1 August 2023.
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