The authors of this article, titled “How your patient is really feeling: the emotional hinterland of a cardiac diagnosis“, published on the European Heart Journal on January 8, 2024, focus on the impact of receiving and living with a cardiac disease diagnosis, and in particular to the psychosocial aspects, which, they say, continue to be underrepresented in […]
A study titled “Can self-compassion help us better understand the impact of pulmonary hypertension on those with the condition and their carers? A cross-sectional analysis” was recently published on Pulmonary Circulation. It was conducted on adults with pulmonary hypertension (n = 65) and caregivers (n = 29), who completed self-report measures on demographic and clinical factors, anxiety, depression, self-compassion,
Three patient representatives (Ralf Schmiedel, Pisana Ferrari, Hans-Dieter Kulla) contributed to the study and article. The first two are patients having undergone lung transplant, Mr Kulla is the President of ph e.v., German PH association. The other authors are Karen M. Olsson, Tanja Meltendorf, Manuel J Richter, Jan Fuge, Jan Christopher Kamp, Da-Hee Park, Henning
