Investigating Rurality as a Risk Factor for State and Trait Hopelessness in Hospitalized Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease

Background Rurality and hopelessness are each associated with increased mortality in adults with ischemic heart disease (IHD), yet there is no known research examining rurality as a risk factor for hopelessness in patients with IHD. This study evaluated rurality as a risk factor for state and trait hopelessness in adults hospitalized with IHD in samples drawn from the Great Lakes and Great Plains regions of the United States. Methods and Results A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Data were collected from 628 patients hospitalized for IHD in the Great Lakes (n=516) and Great Plains (n=112). Rural-Urban Commuting Area codes were used to stratify study participants by level of rurality. Levels of state hopelessness (measured by the State-Trait Hopelessness Scale) were higher in rural patients (58.8% versus 48.8%; odds ratio [OR], 1.50; 95% CI, 1.03-2.18), a difference that remained statistically significant after adjusting for demographics, depression severity (measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-8), and physical functioning (measured by the Duke Activity Status Index; OR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.06-2.40; P=0.026). There was evidence of an interaction between marital status and rurality on state hopelessness after accounting for covariates (P=0.02). Nonmarried individuals had an increased prevalence of state hopelessness (nonmarried 72.0% versus married 52.0%) in rural areas (P=0.03). Conclusions Rural patients with IHD, particularly those who are nonmarried, may be at higher risk for state hopelessness compared with patients with IHD living in urban settings. Understanding rurality differences is important in identifying subgroups most at risk for hopelessness. Registration URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT04498975.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Heart Association - 10(2021), 17 vom: 07. Sept., Seite e020768

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bomgaars, Deb [VerfasserIn]
Jensen, Gwenneth A [VerfasserIn]
White, Lynn L [VerfasserIn]
Van De Griend, Kristin M [VerfasserIn]
Visser, Angela K [VerfasserIn]
Goodyke, Madison P [VerfasserIn]
Luong, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Tintle, Nathan L [VerfasserIn]
Dunn, Susan L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Hopelessness
Ischemic heart disease
Journal Article
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rural

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Date Completed 04.01.2022

Date Revised 15.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04498975

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/JAHA.121.020768

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330078712