Protocol for the development and validation of a measure of persistent psychological and emotional distress in cardiac patients: the Cardiac Distress Inventory.
Alun C JacksonMichelle RogersonMichael Le GrandeDavid ThompsonChantal SkiMarlies AlvarengaJohn AmerenaRosemary HigginsMichela RacitiBarbara M MurphyPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Approved by the Monash Health Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number-RES-19-0000631L-559790). The CDI will be made available to clinicians and researchers without charge. The CDI will be translated for use internationally. Study findings will be shared with cardiac patient support groups; academic and medical communities via publications and presentations; in the training of cardiac secondary prevention professionals; and in reports to funders. Authorship for publications will follow the uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals.
Keyphrases
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