Improving care for patients with non-cardiac chest pain : Description of psychological distress and costs, and evaluation of an Internet-delivered intervention

Improving care for patients with non-cardiac chest pain : Description of psychological distress and costs, and evaluation of an Internet-delivered intervention

Introduction: More than half of all patients seeking care for chest pain do not have a cardiac cause for this pain. Despite recurrent episodes of chest pain, many patients are discharged without a clear explanation of the cause for their pain. A lack of explanation may result in a misinterpretation...

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Main Author: Mourad, Ghassan
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Hälsa, Aktivitet, Vård (HAV) 2015
Subjects:
Cardiac anxiety
cognitive behavioural therapy
depressive symptoms
direct cost
fear of body sensations
healthcare utilization
hospital care
indirect cost
Internet-delivered
ischemic heart disease
non-cardiac chest pain
primary care
randomized controlled study
societal cost
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-122592
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7685-968-1 (print)

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http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-122592
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7685-968-1 (print)

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