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Disturbed sleep, fatigue, anxiety and depression in myocardial infarction patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20071239     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Disturbed sleep has been linked to increased morbidity, mortality and depression and worsened health-related quality of life in patients with chronic illness. Few studies of readjustment after coronary artery disease have explicitly focused on sleep disturbance.
AIM: To explore associations between disturbed sleep, fatigue, anxiety and depression, and to assess to what extent fatigue four months post-MI could be explained.
METHOD: The sample included 204 consecutive patients, <or=80 years of age who answered questionnaires about disturbed sleep, fatigue, anxiety and depression four months after MI.
RESULTS: The variables anxiety, depression and disturbed sleep were all associated with fatigue. The regression model accounted for 46% of the variance in fatigue with depression and disturbed sleep as predictors. Infarct size measured by conventional biochemical markers, left ventricle ejection fraction and history of previous MI were not correlated with disturbed sleep, fatigue, anxiety or depression.
CONCLUSIONS: From knowledge about associations between disturbed sleep, fatigue, anxiety and depression after MI, cardiac nurses could be trained to observe such symptoms. Optimal care for sleep disturbance may include actions to reduce anxiety and depression as well as self-care advices about sleep hygiene in order to improve sleep quality and reduce fatigue.
Authors:
Ingvor Johansson; Björn W Karlson; Gunne Grankvist; Eva Brink
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-01-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1873-1953     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-09     Completed Date:  2010-12-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101128793     Medline TA:  Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  175-80     Citation Subset:  IM; N    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2009 European Society of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, NU Hospital group, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Anxiety / epidemiology*
Comorbidity
Depression / epidemiology*
Fatigue / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology*,  psychology*
Sleep Disorders / epidemiology*

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