Stress in adults with congenital heart disease : preliminary results on anxiety, life events, coping and socioeconomic factors (RCD code: IV)

We performed pilot analysis of the anxiety level, frequency of life events and their interactions among adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), and evaluated their coping strategies and socioeconomic functioning. In a cross-sectional questionnaire study on 30 consecutive ambulatory patients with CHD we addressed these issues by a custom-designed tool incorporating state-anxiety scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the brief-COPE questionnaire (Polish versions) and 10 selected life events. We found that state-anxiety level adjusted for sex, age and life events di ered by CHD defect category (R2 = 0,51; p<0,001). Other factors are characterized and brie y discussed. JRCD 2014; 1 (6): 10-1