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Attachment anxiety predicts depression and anxiety symptoms following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Kidd, T; Poole, L; Ronaldson, A; Leigh, E; Jahangiri, M; Steptoe, A (2016) Attachment anxiety predicts depression and anxiety symptoms following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. British Journal of Health Psychology, 21 (4). pp. 796-811. ISSN 2044-8287 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12191
SGUL Authors: Jahangiri, Marjan

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Depression and anxiety are associated with poor recovery in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients, but little is known about predictors of depression and anxiety symptoms. DESIGN: We tested the prospective association between attachment orientation, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in CABG patients, 6-8 weeks, and 12 months following surgery. METHOD: One hundred and fifty-five patients who were undergoing planned CABG surgery were recruited. Patients completed questionnaires measuring attachment, depression, and anxiety prior to surgery, then 6-8 weeks, and 12 months after surgery. RESULTS: Attachment anxiety predicted symptoms of depression and anxiety at both follow-up time points, whereas attachment avoidance was not associated with depression or anxiety symptoms. The findings remained significant when controlling for baseline mood scores, social support, demographic, and clinical risk factors. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that attachment anxiety is associated with short-term and long-term depression and anxiety symptoms following CABG surgery. These results may offer important insight into understanding the recovery process in CABG surgery. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Depression and anxiety symptoms are twice more likely to occur in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) populations than in any other medical group. Depression and anxiety are associated with poor recovery following cardiac surgery. Predictors of depression and anxiety in CABG patients have been underexplored. What does this study add? This study highlights the importance of close interpersonal relationships on health. Attachment anxiety was prospectively associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety. These results add to understanding mechanisms linked to recovery following CABG.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2016 The Authors. British Journal of Health Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: anxiety, attachment, coronary artery bypass graft, depression, depression, anxiety, coronary artery bypass graft, attachment, anxiety, attachment, coronary artery bypass graft, depression, Clinical Psychology, 1701 Psychology, 1117 Public Health And Health Services, 1608 Sociology
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS)
Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) > Cardiac (INCCCA)
Journal or Publication Title: British Journal of Health Psychology
ISSN: 2044-8287
Language: ENG
Dates:
DateEvent
1 November 2016Published
6 October 2016Published Online
21 March 2016Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
PubMed ID: 26999442
Web of Science ID: WOS:000385985500005
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/108435
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12191

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