The factor structure of the cardiac anxiety questionnaire, and validation in a post-MI population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

CVD-patients with higher levels of cardiac anxiety suffer psychologically, as well as being at increased risk for cardiac morbidity and mortality. Therefore it is important to be able to assess CA in a clinical setting. It is currently measured with the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire, which has conflicting findings regarding its factor structure, and it has not been validated in a Swedish population. This study aimed to examine the factor structure of CAQ and its psychometric properties in a Swedish CVD-population.

Methods

Nine hundred thirty patients post-MI were recruited at different Swedish hospitals and completed the CAQ, along with several other questionnaires. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to explore factor struc

SUBMITTER: Leissner P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9798544 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature