Evidence That the Brief Symptom Inventory Can Be Used to Measure Anxiety Quickly and Reliably in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction

Ruz, Mohannad E. Abu; Lennie, Terry A.; Riegel, Bárbara; McKinley, Sharon; Doering, Lynn V.; Moser, Debra K.

doi:10.1097/jcn.0b013e3181b56626

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“…Each subscale score is calculated by summing across the six items corresponding to depression (α = 0.89) or anxiety (α = 0.88). The BSI has been shown to correspond with an interviewer-administered rating scale (Morlan & Tan, 1998) and has been used to screen for anxiety within hospital settings (Abu Ruz et al, 2010). …”

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A minority stress—emotion regulation model of sexual compulsivity among highly sexually active gay and bisexual men.

Pachankis¹,

Rendina²,

Restar³

et al. 2015

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Objective Sexual compulsivity represents a significant public health concern among gay and bisexual men given its co-occurrence with other mental health problems and HIV infection. The purpose of this study was to examine a model of sexual compulsivity based on minority stress theory and emotion regulation models of mental health among gay and bisexual men. Method Gay and bisexual men in New York City reporting at least nine past-90-day sexual partners (n = 374) completed measures of distal minority stressors (i.e., boyhood gender nonconformity and peer rejection, adulthood perceived discrimination), hypothesized proximal minority stress mediators (i.e., rejection sensitivity, internalized homonegativity), hypothesized universal mediators (i.e., emotion dysregulation, depression and anxiety), and sexual compulsivity. Results The hypothesized model fit the data well (RMSEA = 0.05, CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.95, SRMR = 0.03). Distal minority stress processes (e.g., peer rejection) were generally found to confer risk for both proximal minority stressors (e.g., internalized homonegativity) and emotion dysregulation. Proximal minority stressors and emotion dysregulation, in turn, generally predicted sexual compulsivity both directly and indirectly through anxiety and depression. Conclusions The final model suggests that gay-specific (e.g., internalized homonegativity) and universal (e.g., emotion dysregulation) processes represent potential treatment targets to attenuate the impact of minority stress on gay and bisexual men's sexual health. Tests of interventions that address these targets to treat sexual compulsivity among gay and bisexual men represent a promising future research endeavor.

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A minority stress—emotion regulation model of sexual compulsivity among highly sexually active gay and bisexual men.

Pachankis¹,

Rendina²,

Restar³

et al. 2015

Health Psychology

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“…Perceived control was measured using the Control Attitude Scale-revised (CAS-R) which is an 8-item instrument to measure the level of perception of control felt by individuals with cardiac disease. 31 Anxiety and depression were measured using the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) 32 and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 33 , respectively. Health literacy was measured using the Shortened Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) 34 which is a 36 item, 7 minute test of reading comprehension.…”

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Correlates of Quality of Life in Rural Patients With Heart Failure

Nesbitt

Doctorvaladan

Southard

et al. 2014

Circ: Heart Failure

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Background There is abundant research indicating poor physical, psychological and social functioning of patients with chronic heart failure (HF), a reality that can lead to poor health related quality of life (HRQoL). Little is known about the experience of rural HF patients. Methods and Results This study was part of a randomized clinical trial titled Rural Education to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure (REMOTE-HF) designed to test an education and counseling intervention to improve self-care in patients with HF. We evaluated 612 rural patients. Multiple validated questionnaires were administered to assess patient perceptions of health and health literacy. Baseline factors were collected and compared to baseline QoL measures only. Patients’ HRQoL was assessed using the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLWHF) scale. The data were analyzed using a general linear model to test the association of various patient characteristics with quality of life in rural patients with HF. Patients were 65.8 (+12.9) years of age. The majority were male (58.7%), married (56.4%) and had completed a high school education (80.9%). Factors associated with reduced quality of life amongst this population include: geographic location, younger age, male gender, higher NYHA class, worse HF knowledge, poorer perceived control and symptoms of depression or anxiety. The data provided no evidence of an association between left ventricular ejection fraction and quality of life. Conclusions This study of rural HF patients confirms previously identified factors associated with perceptions of quality of life. However, further study is warranted with an urban control group.

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“…Higher scores indicate higher levels of anxiety (Derogatis & Melisaratos, 1983). Its reliability and validity have been tested in patients with acute myocardial infarction (Abu Ruz, et al, 2010) and patients with HF (Khalil, Hall, Moser, Lennie, & Frazier, 2011). The internal consistency of the scale was good (α = .89) in the present study.…”

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Knowledge is insufficient for self-care among heart failure patients with psychological distress.

Hwang¹,

Moser²,

Dracup³

2014

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Objective We conducted a study to identify barriers to, and factors promoting, self-care among heart failure (HF) patients with higher or lower levels of knowledge. Methods Baseline data from 612 patients with HF enrolled in the REMOTE-HF trial were analyzed. Using median splits on the HF Knowledge Scale and the European HF Self-care Behavior Scale, patients were divided into four groups: 1) low knowledge and good self-care; 2) low knowledge and poor self-care; 3) high knowledge and good self-care; and 4) high knowledge and poor self-care. Characteristics of the groups were compared using ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis tests, and chi-square tests, followed by pairwise tests with Bonferroni correction. Variables significant in the univariate analyses were evaluated as predictors of self-care using hierarchical multiple linear regression. The potential moderating effect of knowledge was tested by adding interaction terms to the model. Results The four groups did not differ in sociodemographics or health literacy scores, but were different in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, comorbidities, and scores on depression, anxiety, and perceived control. In post-hoc pairwise tests, patients with high knowledge and poor self-care tended to have worse NYHA class, higher depression and anxiety and lower levels of perceived control than others. In the multivariate analysis, knowledge, depressive symptoms and perceived control were significant predictors of self-care, as was the interaction between knowledge and anxiety. Conclusions Screening and treatment of depression and anxiety is important in improving self-care among HF patients. HF management programs need to include strategies for increasing patients’ perceived control over their heart disease.

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Evidence That the Brief Symptom Inventory Can Be Used to Measure Anxiety Quickly and Reliably in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract: : These results provide support for the BSI as a reliable, valid instrument for measuring anxiety in patients hospitalized for AMI.

Cited by 39 publications

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A minority stress—emotion regulation model of sexual compulsivity among highly sexually active gay and bisexual men.

A minority stress—emotion regulation model of sexual compulsivity among highly sexually active gay and bisexual men.

Correlates of Quality of Life in Rural Patients With Heart Failure

Knowledge is insufficient for self-care among heart failure patients with psychological distress.

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