title: Predicting post-traumatic stress and health anxiety following a venous thrombotic embolism.
abstract: This research identified psychosocial factors associated with post-traumatic stress and health anxiety following a venous thrombotic embolism. In all, 158 participants, largely registered with a venous thrombotic embolism information website (Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity), completed an online survey. Post-traumatic symptom scores were linked to health threat, and not moderated by perceived control over risk for further venous thrombotic embolism. Health anxiety was associated with continuing symptoms and a negative emotional response to the venous thrombotic embolism. There is a need to intervene to reduce both short- and long-term distress in this population, ideally using a stepped-care model.
authors.affiliation: Swansea University, UK p.d.bennett@swansea.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: Swansea University, UK.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University, UK.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noble
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: beliefs; event threat; health anxiety; illness; post-traumatic stress; venous thromboembolism