Posttraumatic growth in coronary artery disease outpatients: Relationship to degree of trauma and health service use

Leung, Yvonne; Alter, David A.; Prior, Peter; Stewart, Donna E.; Irvine, Jane; Grace, Sherry L.

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.12.011

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“…This link between diagnosis appreciation and motivation of growth is consistent with the findings by Leung et al (2012), who concluded that perceived risk of future health problems commonly instigates PTG: … I just thought that I could have died or become really ill without realising I didn’t have anything wrong with me and that really scared me. But then I thought ‘gee I’m so glad that they found it, I’m really lucky because I have another chance here’.…”

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“…This meaning-making process is important at the time of diagnosis with a high frequency of people interpreting such events as traumatic as they face mortality issues and identity crises (Bostock et al, 2009). Current research in the area of adverse events, which encompasses major surgeries like CABG, is progressing from the mere understanding how people adapt and adjust to a traumatic event (Bostock et al, 2009; Sheikh, 2004) to the understanding of potential of psychological benefits and personal growth following CABG surgery (Ai et al, 2013; Leung et al, 2012). …”

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Posttraumatic growth in post-surgical coronary artery bypass graft patients

Waight

Strodl

Sheridan

et al. 2015

Health Psychology Open

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Recent research in posttraumatic growth has been applied to people with life-threatening illnesses to optimise recovery. There is a lack of research exploring posttraumatic growth in coronary artery bypass graft patients. This article describes the recovery experience of 14 coronary artery bypass graft patients (13 males and 1 female) at their first outpatient review post-surgery. Grounded theory analysis was used to develop a model of distinct and shared pathways to growth depending on whether patients were symptomatic or asymptomatic pre-coronary artery bypass graft. Outcomes of posttraumatic growth in this sample included action-based healthy lifestyle growth and two forms of cognitive growth: appreciation of life and new possibilities. The model of posttraumatic growth developed in this study may be helpful in guiding future research into promoting posttraumatic growth and behaviour change in coronary artery bypass graft patients.

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Posttraumatic growth in post-surgical coronary artery bypass graft patients

Waight

Strodl

Sheridan

et al. 2015

Health Psychology Open

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“…42 Post-traumatic growth is a likely, yet understudied, indicator of successful adaptation to the cancer experience 38 and may represent a resource for optimizing health behaviors. [43][44][45][46] For example, after treatment, a brief strengthsbased case-management intervention targeting health care SE/activation and post-traumatic growth may provide a motivating narrative for CCS to engage in cancer-related follow-up care. Developing these and other tailored interventions based on patient resources/characteristics for longterm engagement with care may mitigate subsequent declines in follow-up care.…”

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Cancer‐related follow‐up care among Hispanic and non‐Hispanic childhood cancer survivors: The Project Forward study

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Slaughter

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Background Follow-up care is critical for childhood cancer survivors (CCS) who are at high risk for co-morbidities and late effects of cancer treatments. Understanding factors associated with maintaining follow-up care is needed, especially for Hispanic CCS who are underrepresented in previous studies. Methods Risk and protective factors for receiving cancer-related follow-up care were examined among 193 Los Angeles County CCS diagnosed between 2000–2007 (54% Hispanic; mean age=19.9, SD=2.8; mean age at diagnosis=12.1, SD=3.0; mean years since diagnosis=7.8, SD=2.0). Self-report surveys assessed follow-up care, insurance status, demographics, clinical factors, and psychosocial risk (e.g., depression) and protective [e.g., self-efficacy (SE)] factors. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with previous (in prior 2 years) and intent for future cancer-related follow-up care. Results Seventy-three percent of CCS reported a cancer follow-up visit in the prior 2 years, which was positively associated (p’s<.05) with having health insurance, White ethnicity (vs. Hispanic), younger age and greater treatment intensity. Sixty-nine percent reported intent for follow-up care in the next two years, which was positively associated (p’s<.05) with having health insurance and greater SE. Conclusions Hispanics and older CCS are more likely to lack previous follow-up care. Because health insurance was strongly associated with both previous follow-up care and intent to seek care, recent changes in health coverage may improve follow-up among CCS. Interventions targeting improved SE may help increase intent to receive follow-up care for this population.

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“…These connections may also be understood within the framework of post-traumatic growth, the concept of positive consequences arising as a result of coping with traumatic experiences, such as serious medical illness (Sheikh, 2004; Leung et al, 2012). While our findings regarding positive emotional states and health behaviors may be related to this phenomenon, we found that that positive states and health behaviors also appeared to be connected even prior to the cardiac event, suggesting another possibility: those who have optimism/positive affect at any timepoint may be more likely to take on heart-healthy behavior, and interventions may wish to focus on cultivating these states rather than necessarily focusing on post-traumatic growth.…”

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Positive psychological states and health behaviors in acute coronary syndrome patients: A qualitative study

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Positive psychological states are linked to superior cardiac outcomes, possibly mediated through increased participation in health behaviors. Trained study staff conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews in the hospital and three months later for 34 patients diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome. These interviews focused on positive psychological states, cardiac health behaviors, and their connection; the interviews were transcribed and independently coded using directed content analysis. Both optimism and positive affect were associated with completion of physical activity and healthy eating in a bidirectional manner. In contrast, gratitude, while common, was infrequently linked to completion of health behaviors.

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Posttraumatic growth in coronary artery disease outpatients: Relationship to degree of trauma and health service use

Cited by 30 publications

References 44 publications

Posttraumatic growth in post-surgical coronary artery bypass graft patients

Posttraumatic growth in post-surgical coronary artery bypass graft patients

Cancer‐related follow‐up care among Hispanic and non‐Hispanic childhood cancer survivors: The Project Forward study

Positive psychological states and health behaviors in acute coronary syndrome patients: A qualitative study

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