The Impact of Fear of Recurrence and Progression on Mental Health after Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: The Role of Illness Uncertainty
The findings indicate specific intervention targets to meet the support needs of survivors. While fear of recurrent events is common following SCAD, managing illness uncertainty may be a means to reduce the impacts of this fear on survivor's mental health.
Authors
- Michelle Rogerson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2558-3535)
- Stephanie Hesselson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4521-5086)
- Siiri E. Iismaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2409-7356)
- B. Murphy
- R. V. Graham
- Sarah Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1908-1405)
- Michael R Le Grande
- Alun C Jackson
- Jason C Kovacic
- Robert Hester
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (AU)
- St Vincent's Clinic (AU)
- Australian Centre for Heart Health (AU)
- Australian Psychological Society (AU)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvag090
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00