[Measurement of anxiety with C.D. Spielberger's test in patients with cardiac arrhythmias].
BACKGROUND
Atrial fibrillation is a common supraventrical arrhythmia. The onset of fibrillation is marked by fear of loss of health or life. Symptoms of depression occur concurrently. This study was undertaken to measure anxiety in patients with atrial fibrillation grouped according to gender, age, and education.


METHODS
The test anxiety inventory of C.D. Spielberger was administered to 52 patients aged 41 to 80 years, treated for atrial fibrillation at the Internal Ward of the District Hospital in Białogard.


RESULTS
Anxiety as a state was observed more frequently in males and in patients with vocational and secondary education. Anxiety was not a trait of atrial fibrillation. Psychotherapeutic interventions used in cardiac rehabilitation are not recommended in atrial fibrillation. However, relaxation techniques could be of benefit in reducing the intensity of anxiety as a state.
Hajduk
Anna
A
Samodzielna Pracownia Pieegniarstwa Klinicznego Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie ul. Zołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin.
Korzonek
Maria
M
Przybycień
Krzysztof
K
Ertmański
Sławomir
S
Stolarek
Jolanta
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012064:Relaxation Therapy