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Validation of emotional thermometers in patients in cardiocentre
Mičková, Daniela ; Javůrková, Alena (advisor) ; Vlčková, Karolína (referee)
The thesis focuses on cardiovascular disease (CVD), comorbid depression and anxiety and the possibility of screening for these two comorbid disorders. The literature review section summarizes the current knowledge on this topic in the CVD patient population. These patients have a higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, experience more stress, are more likely to have a type D personality, and have problems in coping and emotion regulation. These psychological variables have a negative impact on the prognosis of CVD. Individuals with depression and/or anxiety are, in turn, at increased risk for developing CVD, even in the presence of subclinical symptoms. The research section validates the criterion validity of the Emotional Thermometer (ET) screening method for detecting the presence of depression and anxiety symptoms with conventional BDI-II and GAD-7 methods. The respective modules of the M.I.N.I. according to the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV and ICD-10 were chosen as diagnostic methods for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive episode (MDE). The prevalence in our cohort is GAD: 28%; MDE: 20%; mixed: 15.4%. Based on ROC curve analysis, the ET method under given cut-off scores was shown to be valid for screening GAD, MDE and mixed GAD with MDE in the population of patients with...
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