The prevalence of acute stress disorder after acute myocardial infarction and its psychosocial risk factors among young and middle-aged patients

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 7675
• Main Authors: Wu, Minjuan, Wang, Wenqin, Zhang, Xingwei, Li, Junhua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 10.05.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/477; 692/4019; Heart attacks; Humanities and Social Sciences; Middle age; multidisciplinary; Myocardial infarction; Older people; Patients; Rehabilitation; Risk factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Social interactions; Social support
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11855-9

Young and middle-aged people are vulnerable to developing acute stress disorder (ASD) following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This study aims to explore the factors that contribute to ASD in young and middle-aged AMI patients. 190 AMI patients aged 18 to 60 years were enrolled in this study. We assessed the association between ASD and demographic data, adult attachment, and social support. This study examined a total of 190 young and middle-aged people. Among them, 65 participants were diagnosed with ASD, representing a 34.21% positive rate. Multivariate stepwise regression showed that adult attachment, infarct-related artery, social support, in-hospital complications are the main factors affecting ASD. Path analysis showed that social support had mediated the relationship between adult attachment and ASD. The incidence of ASD in young and middle-aged patients with AMI is high. Social support plays an important role in adult attachment and ASD relationships. Adult attachment and social support should be incorporated into post-traumatic cardiac rehabilitation to help patients cope with traumatic occurrences.