Mindfulness is inversely associated with psychological symptoms in long-term cardiac arrest survivors.
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| Title: | Mindfulness is inversely associated with psychological symptoms in long-term cardiac arrest survivors. |
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| Authors: | Presciutti, Alex, Greenberg, Jonathan, Lester, Ethan, Newman, Mary M., Elmer, Jonathan, Shaffer, Jonathan A., Vranceanu, Ana-Maria, Perman, Sarah M. |
| Source: | Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Aug2022, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p643-648. 6p. 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder, Prevention of mental depression, Anxiety prevention, Mental illness prevention, Mindfulness, Cross-sectional method, Cognition, Cardiac arrest, Descriptive statistics, Questionnaires, Longitudinal method |
| Abstract: | Identifying correlates of psychological symptoms in cardiac arrest (CA) survivors is a major research priority. In this longitudinal survey study, we evaluated associations between mindfulness, baseline psychological symptoms, and 1-year psychological symptoms in long-term CA survivors. We collected demographic and CA characteristics at baseline. At both timepoints, we assessed posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS) through the PTSD Checklist-5 (PCL-5) and depression and anxiety symptoms through the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4). At follow-up, we assessed mindfulness through the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R). We used adjusted linear regression to predict 1-year PCL-5 and PHQ-4 scores, with particular consideration of the CAMS-R as a cross-sectional correlate of outcome. We included 129 CA survivors (mean age: 52 years, 52% male, 98% white). At 1-year follow-up, in adjusted models, CAMS-R (β: −0.35, p < 0.001) and baseline PCL-5 scores (β: 0.56, p < 0.001) were associated with 1-year PCL-5 scores. CAMS-R (β: −0.34, p < 0.001) and baseline PHQ-4 scores were associated with 1-year PHQ-4 scores (β: 0.37, p < 0.001). In conclusion, mindfulness was inversely associated with psychological symptoms in long-term CA survivors. Future studies should examine the longitudinal relationship of mindfulness and psychological symptoms after CA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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