title: Brief report: Emotional distress and recent stressful life events in long QT syndrome mutation carriers.
abstract: To study emotional distress in symptomatic and asymptomatic long QT syndrome mutation carriers who had experienced a recent stressful life event. The participants were 209 symptomatic and 279 asymptomatic long QT syndrome mutation carriers. Emotional distress was assessed with the Cope questionnaire and stressful life events with the Social Readjustment Rating Scale. Symptomatic long QT syndrome mutation carriers with burdening recent stressful life events reported a higher emotional distress (β = 0.35, p < 0.001), while the asymptomatic did not show such difference (β = 0.13, p = 0.393). Symptomatic long QT syndrome mutation carriers who have experienced stressful life events recently report an increased emotional distress.
authors: University of Helsinki, Finland ilmari.maattanen@helsinki.fi.
authors: Ilmari
authors: I
authors: Määttänen
authors: University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Jokela
authors: University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Pulkki-Råback
authors: University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Liisa
authors: L
authors: Keltikangas-Järvinen
authors: University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Heikki
authors: H
authors: Swan
authors: University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Lauri
authors: L
authors: Toivonen
authors: University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Päivi
authors: P
authors: Merjonen
authors: University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Taina
authors: T
authors: Hintsa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D012042:Registries; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: emotional distress; long QT syndrome; stress; stressful life events; syncopal spell