Study on the current situation of information overload and its relationship with fear of disease progression in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation
老年心房颤动患者信息过载现状及其与恐惧疾病进展的关系研究

摘要

目的 探究老年心房颤动（AF）患者信息超载（IO）现状及其与恐惧疾病进展（FoDP）的关系。方法 选取2024年2月-2025年2月本院195例老年AF患者，用AF-IO-SS评IO、FoP-Q-SF评FoDP，SPSS21.0分析，Pearson检验二者关系。结果 IO：AF-IO-SS总分（42.35±6.82）分，轻度22.05%、中度57.44%、重度20.51%；FoDP：FoP-Q-SF总分（36.89±7.15）分，轻度19.49%、中度53.85%、重度26.67%；年龄、文化程度、基础病数、信息渠道影响IO及FoDP评分（P＜0.05），IO与FoDP呈正相关（r=0.712，P＜0.001）。结论 老年AF患者多为中度及以上IO与FoDP，IO越重FoDP越显著；年龄大、文化低、基础病多、非正规渠道获信息者风险高，需优化信息供给。

Abstract

Objective To explore the current status of information overload(IO)in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation(AF)and its relationship with fear of disease progression(FoDP).
Methods A total of 195 elderly AF patients admitted to our hospital from February 2024 to February 2025 were selected. The Atrial Fibrillation-Information Overload Self-Assessment Scale (AF-IO-SS) was used to evaluate IO, and the Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF) was applied to assess FoDP. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0, and the Pearson correlation test was used to analyze the relationship between IO and FoDP.
Results Regarding IO, the total score of AF-IO-SS was(42.35±6.82) points, with 22.05%of patients in the mild IO group,57.44%in the moderate group, and 20.51%in the severe group. For FoDP, the total score of FoP-Q-SF was(36.89±7.15)points, including 19.49%of patients with mild FoDP,53.85%with moderate FoDP, and 26.67%with severe FoDP. Factors such as age, educational level, number of comorbidities, and information sources had significant effects on the scores of IO and FoDP(P＜0.05).There was a positive correlation between IO and FoDP (r=0.712,P＜0.001).
Conclusion   Most elderly AF patients have moderate to severe IO and FoDP, and the severity of IO is positively associated with the degree of FoDP. Patients with older age, lower educational level, more comorbidities, or who obtain information from non-regular sources are at higher risk. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize the information supply for this population.