Heart and lung diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide and associated with very high levels of morbidity, mortality, functional impairments, and poor quality of life. Growing research suggests that a number of specific modifiable risk factors may potentially contribute to the onset, maintenance and prognosis of heart and lung diseases. These factors include psychological distress in the form of symptoms of anxiety and depression, sleep disturbances, and type D personality. Further understanding of these risk factors may improve our ability to screen or assess them in routine clinical care and, importantly, develop and implement empirically grounded effective interventions.
The primary goal of this Research Topic is to showcase the most recent scientific efforts to advance our knowledge of the role of psychological distress, sleep, and type D personality in heart and lung diseases from a range of clinical disciplines including psychiatry, cardiology, clinical psychology, and respiratory medicine across the world. In doing so, we hope that this Research Topic will contribute to endeavors to accelerate both the development and implementation of effective treatments that specifically target these modifiable risk factors and begin to improve the quality of life and prognosis of heart and lung disease sufferers.
We will consider a range of high-quality original manuscripts including studies using experimental, cross-sectional, and longitudinal designs as well as those of qualitative clinical observational nature. We would particularly consider interventional studies as pilot case series or randomized controlled trials in individual or group formats. We would also welcome relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Heart and lung diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide and associated with very high levels of morbidity, mortality, functional impairments, and poor quality of life. Growing research suggests that a number of specific modifiable risk factors may potentially contribute to the onset, maintenance and prognosis of heart and lung diseases. These factors include psychological distress in the form of symptoms of anxiety and depression, sleep disturbances, and type D personality. Further understanding of these risk factors may improve our ability to screen or assess them in routine clinical care and, importantly, develop and implement empirically grounded effective interventions.
The primary goal of this Research Topic is to showcase the most recent scientific efforts to advance our knowledge of the role of psychological distress, sleep, and type D personality in heart and lung diseases from a range of clinical disciplines including psychiatry, cardiology, clinical psychology, and respiratory medicine across the world. In doing so, we hope that this Research Topic will contribute to endeavors to accelerate both the development and implementation of effective treatments that specifically target these modifiable risk factors and begin to improve the quality of life and prognosis of heart and lung disease sufferers.
We will consider a range of high-quality original manuscripts including studies using experimental, cross-sectional, and longitudinal designs as well as those of qualitative clinical observational nature. We would particularly consider interventional studies as pilot case series or randomized controlled trials in individual or group formats. We would also welcome relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
