What's love got to do with it? Relationship quality appraisals and quality of life in couples facing cardiovascular disease.

Objective: Changes in couples' relationship quality are common post-cardiac event but it is unclear how relationship quality is linked to patients' and spouses' quality of life (QoL). The purpose of the present study was to examine the association between relationship quality on QoL in patient-spouse dyads within six months of a cardiac event.

Methods: Participants (N = 181 dyads; 25.

Better together: Relationship quality and mental health among cardiac patients and spouses.

Reductions in marital relationship quality are pervasive post-cardiac event. It is not yet understood how relationship quality is linked to mental health outcomes in couples where one member has established cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the interdependence within dyads is seldom measured. This research is required as psychological distress has been independently linked to CVD incidence, morbidity, and mortality.

Attachment insecurities, caregiver burden, and psychological distress among partners of patients with heart disease.

Caregiver psychological distress (i.e., depression and anxiety) is harmful to both caregiver and patient.

Dyadic effects of anxiety and depression on quality of life among couples facing cardiovascular disease.

Objective: Anxiety and depression are frequently comorbid in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and a patient's poor mental health may implicate the quality of life (QoL) of a partner. The bidirectional effects of comorbid anxiety and depression on patient and partner outcomes are inadequately understood. The aim of this study was to investigate associations of the combined role of depression and anxiety on patients' and partners' QoL.