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Fear of COVID-19 in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

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  • Marco Marotta

    (Fondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, 54100 Massa, Italy)

  • Francesca Gorini

    (Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Alessandra Parlanti

    (Fondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, 54100 Massa, Italy)

  • Kyriazoula Chatzianagnostou

    (Fondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, 54100 Massa, Italy)

  • Annamaria Mazzone

    (Fondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, 54100 Massa, Italy)

  • Sergio Berti

    (Fondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, 54100 Massa, Italy)

  • Cristina Vassalle

    (Fondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

Abstract

A marked decline in myocardial infarction (AMI) hospitalizations was observed worldwide during the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic may have generated fear and adverse psychological consequences in these patients, delaying hospital access. The main objective of the study was to assess COVID fear through the FCV-19S questionnaire (a self-report measure of seven items) in 69 AMI patients (65 ± 11 years, mean ± SD; 59 males). Females presented higher values of each FCV-19S item than males. Older subjects (>57 years, 25th percentile) showed a higher total score with respect to those in the first quartile. The percentage of patients who responded “agree” and “strongly agree” in item 4 (“I am afraid of losing my life because of the coronavirus”) and 3 (“My hands become clammy when I think about the coronavirus”) was significantly greater in the elderly than in younger patients. When cardiovascular (CV) patients were compared to a previously published general Italian population, patients with CV disease exhibited higher values for items 3 and 4. Measures should be put in place to assist vulnerable and high CV risk patients, possibly adding psychologists to the cardiology team.

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  • Marco Marotta & Francesca Gorini & Alessandra Parlanti & Kyriazoula Chatzianagnostou & Annamaria Mazzone & Sergio Berti & Cristina Vassalle, 2021. "Fear of COVID-19 in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:18:p:9847-:d:638549
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