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A picture paints a thousand words: Heart drawings reflect acute distress and illness perception and predict posttraumatic stress symptoms after acute myocardial infarction. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study investigated if heart drawings by patients with acute myocardial infarction indicate their emotional distress and negative beliefs about their illness, and if these drawings can predict post-traumatic stress symptoms three months later.
  • The findings showed that patients who drew larger areas of damage in their heart pictures reported higher levels of acute distress, negative illness perceptions, and post-traumatic stress symptoms.
  • Thus, using pain drawings could help identify patients with maladaptive thoughts, potentially highlighting those at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder after a heart attack.

Article Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine whether heart drawings of patients with acute myocardial infarction reflect acute distress symptoms and negative illness beliefs and predict posttraumatic stress symptoms 3 months post-myocardial infarction. In total, 84 patients aged over 18 years drew pictures of their heart. The larger the area drawn as damaged, the greater were the levels of acute distress ( = 0.36;  < 0.05), negative illness perceptions ( = 0.42,  < 0.05), and posttraumatic stress symptoms ( = 0.54,  < 0.01). Pain drawings may offer a tool to identify maladaptive cognitions and thus patients at risk of posttraumatic stress disorder.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5193314PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055102915592091DOI Listing

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