title: [A set of questionnaires for the assessment (screening) of psychological disorders and social problems in cardiac rehabilitation patients].
abstract: A set of questionnaires for the assessment (screening) of psychological and social problems in cardiac rehabilitation patients is analyzed for its psychometric properties. The test battery had before been consented by a task force of the German Association for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Disease, DGPR. It integrates generally approved and well-tried assessments for depression/anxiety, social isolation (vocational) stress, and subjective vocational disability. The questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 426 patients undergoing inpatient cardiac rehabilitation. Results on the psychometric properties, a comparison of the cardiac sample to the general population, as well as distributions of quartile ranges are reported. Also, a preliminary appraisal of the need for further assessment or treatment is made. The results confirm that the short test battery is suited for assessing psychological and social problems in cardiac rehabilitation patients.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck. oskar.mittag@sozmed.uni-luebeck.de
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mittag
authors.forename: H-G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Budde
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eisenriegler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herrmann-Lingen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jokiel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Langosch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lueger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Niehues
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schoel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maurischat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000072038:Cardiac Rehabilitation; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012940:Social Problems / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*