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Brief report: Emotional distress and recent stressful life events in long QT syndrome mutation carriers.
Journal of health psychology - 1 Nov 2015
Määttänen Ilmari, Jokela Markus, Pulkki-Råback Laura, Keltikangas-Järvinen Liisa, Swan Heikki, Toivonen Lauri, Merjonen Päivi, Hintsa Taina
Abstract excerpt
To study emotional distress in symptomatic and asymptomatic long QT syndrome mutation carriers who had experienced a recent stressful life event. The participants were 209 symptomatic and 279 asymptomatic long QT syndrome mutation carriers. Emotional distress was assessed with the Cope questionnaire and stressful life events with the Social Readjustment Rating Scale. Symptomatic long QT syndrome mutation carriers...
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