Introduction: One in two cardiac patients fear having another heart event or their heart condition getting worse. Research in other chronic illnesses demonstrates that screening for fear of progression and recurrence ...Introduction: One in two cardiac patients fear having another heart event or their heart condition getting worse. Research in other chronic illnesses demonstrates that screening for fear of progression and recurrence is vital for adequately addressing such concerns in clinical care. The current project aims to develop and validate a measure for fear of progression and recurrence in cardiac patients.Methods: The Fear of Cardiac Recurrence and Progression Scale (FCRP) will be developed through a multistep process. An initial item pool will be generated through a review of the literature and existing measures and consultation with and feedback from key informants. The item pool will be tested in a sample of over 250 adults who have ever had an acute coronary event, undergone cardiac surgery, or a chronic cardiac condition. Exploratory factor analysis will be used to identify the underlying factors, and Rasch analysis will be used to reduce the number of items. A short form version of the FCRP will be developed for use as a brief screening tool, informed by clinical relevance and Rasch psychometric indices.Discussion: While many cardiac patients experience fears related to the progression or recurrence of their illness, there remains the need for a validated tool with which these concerns can be identified and measured. It is expected that the design and validation of the FCRP will aid identification of cardiac patients suffering from clinically significant levels of fear of progression and recurrence and facilitate the design of tailored psychological interventions to target these fears.展开更多
Requirements for intervention measures for lung cancer have increased in number and difficulty due to the progress of patients and influence of complex groups of symptom.The cure rate for patients with lung cancer has...Requirements for intervention measures for lung cancer have increased in number and difficulty due to the progress of patients and influence of complex groups of symptom.The cure rate for patients with lung cancer has improved with the vigorous development of new technologies in modern medicine.However,their mental health status and physical quality of life have continued to warrant scholarly attention.The field of cognitive behavior therapy(CBT)provides innovative ideas for addressing this issue.Thus,the study reviews the origin and concept of CBT,CBT technology,and effect of its application to patients with lung cancer to provide a feasible reference for intervention on physical and mental adverse symptoms in patients with lung cancer.展开更多
基金Australian Government, Research Training Program Scholarship。
文摘Introduction: One in two cardiac patients fear having another heart event or their heart condition getting worse. Research in other chronic illnesses demonstrates that screening for fear of progression and recurrence is vital for adequately addressing such concerns in clinical care. The current project aims to develop and validate a measure for fear of progression and recurrence in cardiac patients.Methods: The Fear of Cardiac Recurrence and Progression Scale (FCRP) will be developed through a multistep process. An initial item pool will be generated through a review of the literature and existing measures and consultation with and feedback from key informants. The item pool will be tested in a sample of over 250 adults who have ever had an acute coronary event, undergone cardiac surgery, or a chronic cardiac condition. Exploratory factor analysis will be used to identify the underlying factors, and Rasch analysis will be used to reduce the number of items. A short form version of the FCRP will be developed for use as a brief screening tool, informed by clinical relevance and Rasch psychometric indices.Discussion: While many cardiac patients experience fears related to the progression or recurrence of their illness, there remains the need for a validated tool with which these concerns can be identified and measured. It is expected that the design and validation of the FCRP will aid identification of cardiac patients suffering from clinically significant levels of fear of progression and recurrence and facilitate the design of tailored psychological interventions to target these fears.
文摘Requirements for intervention measures for lung cancer have increased in number and difficulty due to the progress of patients and influence of complex groups of symptom.The cure rate for patients with lung cancer has improved with the vigorous development of new technologies in modern medicine.However,their mental health status and physical quality of life have continued to warrant scholarly attention.The field of cognitive behavior therapy(CBT)provides innovative ideas for addressing this issue.Thus,the study reviews the origin and concept of CBT,CBT technology,and effect of its application to patients with lung cancer to provide a feasible reference for intervention on physical and mental adverse symptoms in patients with lung cancer.
