Assessment of the Psychological Situation in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.
Caroline AndonianJürgen BeckmannPeter EwertSebastian FreilingerHarald KaemmererRenate Oberhoffer-FritzMartin SackRhoia NeidenbachPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
Illness Identity emerged as a predictor of emotional distress in ACHD. Findings raise the possibility that interventions designed to target a patient's illness identity may improve psychological well-being and cardiac outcomes in ACHD.