Protocol for a systematic review of screening tools for fear of recurrent illness in common life threatening diseases
Authors
Jones, JennyKane, Paul
Polson, Rob
Leslie, Stephen J.
Hulbert-Williams, Nicholas J.
Simard, Sébastien
Ozakinci, Gozde
Hubbard, Gill
Affiliation
University of Plymouth; University of Stirling; Highland Health Sciences Library; Highland Heartbeat Centre; University of Chester; Hospital Laval, Québec; University of St AndrewsPublication Date
2015-03-19
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A myocardial infarction (MI) (‘heart attack’) can be intensely stressful, and the impact of this event can leave patients with clinically significant post-MI stress symptoms. Untreated stress can make heart disease worse. Few tools are available that screen for specific thoughts or beliefs that can trigger post-MI stress responses. In other life-threatening illnesses, fear of recurrence (FoR) of illness has been identified as a key stressor, and screening tools have been developed to identify this. The aim of this review is to identify FoR screening tools used in other common life-threatening diseases that report on the development of the tool, to assess if there are any that can be adapted for use in MI survivors so that those with high levels of FoR can be identified and helped.Citation
Systematic Reviews, 2015, 4(10)Publisher
BMCJournal
Systematic ReviewsAdditional Links
http://www.systematicreviewsjournal.com/Type
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enDescription
This is the authors' accepted version of an article published in Systematic Reviews, 2015.ISSN
2046-4053ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1186/20464053410
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