期刊
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
卷 32, 期 6, 页码 587-593出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000371
关键词
congenital heart disease; psychological stress; quality of life
资金
- National Institutes of Health [T32HL-098039]
- Heart Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Clinical and Translational Science Award grant at The Ohio State University [UL1TR001070]
- Clinical and Translational Science Award grant at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Background: Disease-related stressors for survivors of congenital heart disease (CHD) have been qualitatively described but not quantified nor examined in relationship to important patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Objective: The aims of this study are to (1) identify the types and degree of disease-related stress experienced by CHD survivors based on age, functional status, and sex, (2) examine differences in stress and PROs by age, functional status, and sex, and (3) determine the unique contribution of perceived stress to variability in PROs. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 173 adolescents and emerging and young adults who were recruited from both pediatric and adult CHD clinics was conducted. Participants rated the degree to which they found various aspects of CHD stressful and completed PROs of health-related quality of life and emotional distress. Differences in perceptions of stress across predictors were determined using analyses of variance and chi(2) analyses. The relative contribution of perceived stress predicting PROs was examined using stepwise linear regression. Results: Two items emerged as being stressful for almost half of the sample, including concerns about future health and having scars or other signs of medical procedures. Adolescents reported less perceived stress than emerging or young adults, and survivors with even mild functional limitations reported higher perceived stress than did those without any symptoms. Perceptions of stress significantly contributed to variability in PROs above and beyond other predictors and was the only variable to explain unique variance in emotional distress. Conclusions: Having even mild functional impairment may have significant deleterious consequences on PROs via increased perceptions of stress. Stress may be modifiable using cognitive behavioral therapy.
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