Angst i situationen: udvikling og validering af et spørgeskema til måling af tilstandsangst før kardiologiske procedurer

Introduktion
Op mod halvdelen af patienter med akut koronart syndrom oplever angst i løbet af deres sygdomsfor-løb. Særligt op til invasive procedurer som koronar angiografi/perkutan koronar intervention (KAG/PCI) kan tilstandsangst påvirke proceduren negativt, reducere behandlingsadhærens og forringe prognosen. Der mangler dog et specifikt, valideret dansk værktøj til at måle denne situationsbestemte angst.

Formål
At udvikle og validere et spørgeskema, der med udgangspunkt i patienternes egne oplevelser systematisk kan måle tilstandsangst hos hjertepatienter før KAG/PCI.

Anxiety in the Moment: Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Situational Anxiety Before Cardiac Procedures

Abstract
Introduction
Up to 50% of patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome experience anxiety during their illness. This anxiety is particularly prevalent in the period leading up to invasive procedures such as Coronary Angiography (CAG) or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Pre-procedural anxiety has been shown to adversely affect clinical outcomes by impairing treatment adherence, increasing procedural complications, and potentially worsening long-term prognosis. However, no specific validated Danish tool exists to measure this anxiety.

Aim
To develop and validate a questionnaire that systematically captures anxiety in heart patients prior to CAG/PCI, based on their own experiences.