ArticleBritish journal of health psychology2026
Health anxiety, mental defeat and fear of illness recurrence and progression following a cardiac event: Implications for cardiac rehabilitation.
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- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Health Anxiety and Heart-Focused Anxiety in Adult Congenital Heart Disease-A Single Case Experiment.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the contribution of health anxiety, mental defeat and fear of recurrence and progression (FRP) as variables in the adjustment process following cardiac events and subsequent wellbeing, adjustment and rehabilitation.
designA two-part study was conducted: cross-sectionally examining psychological factors shortly following a cardiac event and longitudinally examining how these variables were associated with adherence and physical/psychological outcomes of cardiac rehabilitation.
methodsA UK-based sample of post-cardiac event patients (N = 176, M
resultsAnalyses indicated significantly higher mental defeat and FRP in those with health anxiety than in the other groups. However, regression analyses showed that neither health anxiety, mental defeat, nor FRP was significantly associated with rehabilitation adherence or outcomes.
conclusionsThis study identified mental defeat and FRP as important factors in health-anxious cardiac patients, with implications for the coping and adjustment process and rehabilitative efforts. No linear association between these variables and rehabilitation adherence and outcomes was found, suggesting that more nuanced approaches to identifying their impact on rehabilitation may require development.
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