1. Update on psychological functioning in adults with congenital heart disease: a systematic review
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Edward Callus, Emilia Quadri, Massimo Chessa, Anna Tovo, Cristian Ricci, Cristiana Passerini, Gabriele Pelissero, Callus, Edward, Quadri, Emilia, Ricci, Cristian, Passerini, Cristiana, Tovo, Anna, Pelissero, Gabriele, and Chessa, Massimo
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Adult ,Heart Defects, Congenital ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart disease ,Health Status ,Population ,emotional ,adaptation ,Stress ,Congenital ,psychological distress ,Internal Medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,neuroticism ,Cardiac Surgical Procedures ,education ,Intensive care medicine ,Psychiatry ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,Heart Defects ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,adjustment ,hostility ,Age Factors ,General Medicine ,anxiety ,psychopathology ,medicine.disease ,congenital heart disease ,Mental health ,Cardiac surgery ,depression ,self-appraisal ,Psychological ,Anxiety ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Psychosocial ,mental health ,Stress, Psychological ,Psychopathology - Abstract
The population of adults with congenital heart disease is increasing due to advancements in cardiology and cardiac surgery. Many patients face medical complications and psychosocial difficulties; however, it is not yet clear whether there is a direct relationship between medical status and the psychological functioning of these patients. This systematic review of the relevant literature is an attempt to: provide a comparison between the population of adults with congenital heart disease, the healthy reference population and similar cardiac populations when it comes to psychological functioning; explore the relationship between medical status/cardiac condition and psychological functioning; and identify the predictors of psychological distress in this population.
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- 2013