Relationship between Syntax I - Syntax II and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory in stable angina pectoris patients

Abstract

Aim: State-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) is a parameter used to measure anxiety levels. SYNTAX score is an anatomically based scoring system used to determine the complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD). We investigated the relationship between SYNTAX-I, SYNTAX-II scores, and STAI. Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 consecutive patients (54 female and 96 male) who presented to our hospital with the diagnosis of stable angina pectoris and underwent elective coronary angiography (CAG). Patients answered the STAI questionnaire at least 1 hour prior to elective CAG. Assessment of the cineangiographic images was performed by two experienced cardiologists blinded to the study data. Results: The evaluation of Spearman's Rho correlation coefficients revealed a significant, strong, and positive relationship between STAI score and SYNTAX I (r=0.757, P<0.001), as well as SYNTAX II (r=0.811, P<0.001). SYNTAX I and SYNTAX II scores were also significantly positively correlated (r=0.681, P<0.001). Conclusion: We found a strong and significant correlation between SYNTAX I, SYNTAX II and STAI score variables. STAI score level is an independent and strong predictor of SYNTAX score and can be used a pretest indicator to identify patients with CAD.

Keywords

• Syntax-I
• Syntax-II
• Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
• stable anginapectoris

Kararlı anjina pectoris hastalarında Syntax I - Syntax II ve Spielberger Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği arasındaki ilişki

Öz

Amaç: Durumluk sürekli kaygı ölçeği (STAI), kaygı düzeylerini ölçmek için kullanılan bir parametredir. SYNTAX skoru, koroner arter hastalığının (KAH) ciddiyetini belirlemek için kullanılan anatomik tabanlı bir skorlama sistemidir. Çalışmamızda SYNTAX-I ve SYNTAX-II skorları ile STAI arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırdık. Yöntemler: Anket tabanlı kesitsel bir çalışma planlandı. Hastanemize stabil anjina pektoris tanısı ile başvuran ve elektif koroner anjiyografi (KAG) uygulanan 150 ardışık hasta dahil ettik.(54 kadın ve 96 erkek). Hastalar STAI anketini KAG'den en az 1 saat önce cevaplandırdı. Çalışma verisine körlenmiş iki deneyimli kardiyolog tarafından sineangiyografik görüntüler değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Spearman'ın Rho korelasyon katsayılarının değerlendirilmesi STAI skoru ile SYNTAX I arasında güçlü ve pozitif bir istatistiksel korelasyon olduğunu ortaya koydu (r=0,757, P<0,001). STAI skoru ile SYNTAX II de pozitif ve kuvvetli bir ilişkiye sahipti (r=0,811, P<0,001). SYNTAX I ve SYNTAX II arasındaki pozitif ilişkinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu bulunmuştur (r=0,681, P<0,001). Sonuç: Çalışmamızda SYNTAX I, SYNTAX II ve STAI skor değişkenleri arasında güçlü ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. STAI skor seviyesi, SYNTAX skorunun bağımsız ve güçlü bir ön gördürücü olabilir ve koroner arter hastalığını tanımlamak için ön test olarak kullanılabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Syntax-I
• Syntax-II
• Spielberger Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği
• Stabil anjina pektoris

Kaynakça

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