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R. Gestra

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How does illness severity influence depression, health satisfaction and life satisfaction in patients with cardiovascular disease? The mediating role…

2013

Numerous empirical studies have investigated the relationships between cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and patients' psychological well-being, with a focus almost exclusively on its dark side. Very little is known on the impact of illness severity on both negative and positive indicators of patients' well-being, as well as on the psychosocial variables that may mediate this association. Aim of the study was to investigate the impact of illness severity on depression as well as on health satisfaction and life satisfaction of patients undergoing a cardiovascular rehabilitation. It also aimed at testing the mediation of illness perception and self-efficacy beliefs in managing cardiac risk factor…

AdultMaleSettore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleMediation (statistics)medicine.medical_specialtyCross-sectional studyself-efficacy beliefsDiseasePersonal SatisfactionSeverity of Illness IndexRisk FactorsSeverity of illnessMedicineHumansPsychiatrylife satisfactionApplied PsychologyDepression (differential diagnoses)Agedcardiovascular disease severitySelf-efficacyAged 80 and overcardiovascular disease severity; depression; health satisfaction; life satisfaction; illness perception; self-efficacy beliefs;business.industryCardiovascular Disease Severity Depression Health Satisfaction Life Satisfaction Illness Perception Self-efficacy BeliefsPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthLife satisfactionGeneral MedicineGeneral ChemistryMiddle AgedSelf EfficacyCross-Sectional StudiesCardiovascular Diseaseshealth satisfactiondepressionQuality of LifeFemaleillness perceptionbusinessPsychosocialAttitude to HealthClinical psychology
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Cardiovascular Management Self-efficacy: Psychometric Properties of a New Scale and Its Usefulness in a Rehabilitation Context.

2015

Self-efficacy beliefs have been shown to affect various effective health-promoting behaviors in patients. Unfortunately, availability of reliable and valid measures of self-efficacy in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is still very limited. Background: Self-efficacy beliefs have been shown to affect various effective health-promoting behaviors in patients. Unfortunately, availability of reliable and valid measures of self-efficacy in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is still very limited. Purpose: The aims of this study were to present a new scale measuring self-efficacy beliefs in managing CVD and to examine its psychometric properties. Methods: The study involved 172 patients (mean age = 66.4…

Settore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleAdultMalePsychometricsPsychometricsPersonality characteristicsmedicine.medical_treatmentAnxiety; Cardiovascular disease severity; Depression; Illness perception; Impairment in daily functioning; Medication adherence; Personality characteristics; Self-efficacy beliefs;Context (language use)Self-efficacy beliefsAnxietyAffect (psychology)Medication AdherencePersonality characteristicIllness perceptionmedicineCardiovascular disease severityHumansPsychological testingProspective StudiesGeneral PsychologyImpairment in daily functioningAgedSelf-efficacy beliefs; Cardiovascular disease severity; Impairment in daily functioning; Medication adherence; Personality characteristics; Anxiety; Depression; Illness perceptionSelf-efficacyAged 80 and overPsychological TestsRehabilitationCardiac RehabilitationDepressionSelf-efficacy beliefMiddle AgedSelf EfficacySelf-efficacy beliefs . Cardiovascular disease severity . Impairment in daily functioning . Medication adherence . Personality characteristics . Anxiety . Depression . Illness perceptionPsychiatry and Mental healthHealth psychologyCardiovascular DiseasesAnxietyFemalemedicine.symptomPsychologyClinical psychologyAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
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