A cross-sectional examination of changes in anxiety early after acute myocardial infarction

Anxiolytic medication use is not associated with anxiety level and does not reduce complications after acute myocardial infarction

“…With our current findings, we support the results of previous studies which demonstrated that anxiolytic medications were under-prescribed and underused in clinical settings (Jacob et al 2003, De Jong et al 2004. We found that only 5 and 48% of our patients received anxiolytic medication in the ED and ICU, respectively.…”

“…Based on anxiety level, <10% of anxious patients received an anxiolytic medication in the ED and less than half of anxious patients received an anxiolytic medication in the ICU. De Jong et al (2004) found that only 30% of patients after AMI (N = 912) recruited from Australia, England, Japan, South Korea and the United States received anxiolytic medication in the ICU, even though 35-52% of these patients self-reported high anxiety levels. The under-prescription and underuse of anxiolytic medication may be due in part to the lack of guidelines that recommend how and when anxiolytic medication should be incorporated into the management of acutely ill patients.…”

“…Prior studies that included a self-report of anxiety after AMI found a wide range of anxiety severity (De Jong et al 2004, Moser 2007. This variability may be explained by differences in patient perceptions of the intensive care unit (ICU) environment (e.g.…”

The Effects of Inhalation Aromatherapy on Anxiety in Patients With Myocardial Infarction: Randomized Clinical Trial

“…The total score of inventory ranges from 20 to 80. Higher scores reflect higher levels of state anxiety (28). In Iran, the researchers confirmed the concurrent validity of SSAI.…”

Gender differences on chest pain perception associated with acute myocardial infarction in Chinese patients: a questionnaire survey

“…To eliminate cultural differences in the interpretation and reporting of cardiac symptom, only Cantonese speaking Chinese patients were recruited to the study. Subjects were approached with an invitation to participate in the study, 12–48 hours following admission, a period when their anxiety levels would be expected to have decreased (An et al. 2004).…”