Supporting mental health recovery in patients with heart disease: a commentary
Future psychological interventions for cardiac patients should consider subgroup analyses to identify & inform the tailoring of interventions. @drbarbmurphy#psychocardiology
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Happy to share our new paper in collaboration with @FedUniAustralia published in @FrontPsychiatry: Does coping style mediate the relationship between knowledge and psychosocial outcomes in women with atrial fibrillation?
https://t.co/Dz77BuA75c
@drmarlies@drbarbmurphy#AFib
In Victoria and online #CardiacBlues support available at Australian Centre for Heart Health
@drbarbmurphy@HigginsRosemary
See https://t.co/27S7kPUjTo
for more info.
The ‘cardiac blues’, include anxiety, anger, tearfulness and frequent nightmares - an emotional rollercoaster!
SCAD heart attack survivors are more likely to suffer depression than other AMIs and need psychosocial interventions according to new vital collaborative study by our scientists this #WorldMentalHealthDay: https://t.co/7sIBVCmIZE
#HeartDisease@drbarbmurphy@JCRPjrnl
SCAD is an increasingly recognized cause of AMI & while considered to be stressful, few studies have quantified SCAD survivor stress levels. Here, Dr. Murphy et al. compare anxiety, depression, & distress levels in SCAD vs non-SCAD AMI pts: https://t.co/Ha4pUOSWJw @drbarbmurphy
Very useful scientific statement on the use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for cardiovascular clinical practice. Great to see that our newly developed Cardiac Distress Inventory is recognised as a disease-specific PRO.@drbarbmurphy@HigginsRosemary
https://t.co/LZm3iySBJK
Nurses routinely screen for physical activity & diet, what about sleep? Our latest qualitative study @aushearthealth@drbarbmurphy@DeakinQPS published in @jadvnursing examines the pros and cons to screening for sleep disorders in cardiac rehab settings.
https://t.co/uIPunQcZ6D
Following a 2008 8wk group program designed to improve behavioral & mental health for individuals following an acute cardiac event, authors now report the 14-yr mortality status for participants https://t.co/xHXgSKz0LH @drbarbmurphy@aushearthealth@AlunJackson@HigginsRosemary
Congrats to @drbarbmurphy, who has been awarded a 2022 Vanguard Grant for their project "Group program to support SCAD survivors". Read more about 2023 award recipients 👉 https://t.co/64a1Omi7sL @aushearthealth @VictorChangIns
SCAD: challenging, under-recognised form of heart attack … Dr @drbarbmurphy et al write #freeaccess in InSight+ … "SCAD is an increasingly recognised cause of ACS and sudden cardiac death in people without classic cardiac risk factors" ... https://t.co/1vJidt1PuI #medtwitter
Survivors of #SCAD heart attacks often feel fearful and uncertain of their future. Prof Bob Graham’s @PLOSONE study with @drbarbmurphy and Prof @AlunJackson at Australian Centre for Heart Health calls for SCAD-specific rehab + more psychological support: https://t.co/2RxpyEBtNJ