Cardiac disorders

Lewin, Bob

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-3226-6_9

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“…In doing this they also suggest at a very practical level that there might be considerable value in clinicians taking steps to bolster (or at least not undermine) patients' identity‐based ties in order to take advantage of the capacity for these to provide a platform for buffers to the strain associated with acute surgery. In this way the study points to a clear place for psychological considerations in the management of cardiac conditions that has not previously been identified (Lewin, 1995).…”

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“…Indeed, heart surgery has been found to almost double the likelihood that an individual will subsequently be classified as having a psychiatric disorder (Mayou & Bryant, 1987). Despite this, it is interesting to note that psychology and its insights have had almost no impact on the practice of cardiology or on the management of those who undergo surgery (Lewin, 1995).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Taking the strain: Social identity, social support, and the experience of stress

Haslam

O’Brien

Jetten

et al. 2005

British J Social Psychol

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The social identity/self-categorization model of stress suggests that social identity can play a role in protecting group members from adverse reactions to strain because it provides a basis for group members to receive and benefit from social support. To examine this model, two studies were conducted with groups exposed to extreme levels of strain: patients recovering from heart surgery (Study 1), bomb disposal officers and bar staff (Study 2). Consistent with predictions, in both studies there was a strong positive correlation between social identification and both social support and life/job satisfaction and a strong negative correlation between social identification and stress. In both studies path analysis also indicated that social support was a significant mediator of the relationship between (a) social identification and stress and (b) social identification and life/job satisfaction. In addition, Study 2 revealed that group membership plays a significant role in perceptions of how stressful different types of work are. Implications for the conceptualization of stress and social support are discussed.

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Taking the strain: Social identity, social support, and the experience of stress

Haslam

O’Brien

Jetten

et al. 2005

British J Social Psychol

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681

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“…Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is commonly associated with anxiety, depression and denial Hackett, 1971, 1987;Billing et al, 1980;Almeida and Wenger, 1982;Ladwig et al, 1991;Lewin, 1995). High levels of anxiety motivate the patient to seek help early (Carney et al, 1992), but also leads to increased mortality during the post-myocardial infarction period (Frasure-Smith, 1991).…”

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Levels of anxiety, depression and denial in patients with myocardial infarction

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In this study we investigated 1) the changes in anxiety, depression and denial from admission to discharge in patients admitted to the intensive care unit following an acute myocardial infarction and 2) the effect of smoking habits, time lapsed from the appearance of symptoms to seeking help behavior, presence of a person that motivated the patient to seek help, previous myocardial infarction (MI) and family history of MI, on these changes. The results indicated that 1) the levels of both anxiety and depression increased from admission to discharge, while denial decreased; 2) positive family history of MI was associated with lower difference of denial between admission and discharge.

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“…'Problem-focused coping' involves attempts to control the situation to reduce the problem, directed at the self or the environment. For example, it is generally agreed that denial may be adaptive in the acute phases of a largely controllable illness, such as MI, but becomes maladaptive when it interferes with the longer-term need to change health behaviour or seek advice (Lazarus, 1999;Lewin, 1995). Lazarus (1999) has noted that in response to an encounter perceived to be stressful, people use all types of coping strategies.…”

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“…Coping strategies may be maladaptive or adaptive, depending on the situation. For example, it is generally agreed that denial may be adaptive in the acute phases of a largely controllable illness, such as MI, but becomes maladaptive when it interferes with the longer-term need to change health behaviour or seek advice (Lazarus, 1999;Lewin, 1995).…”

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