Psychosocial outcome in cardiovascular rehabilitation of peripheral artery disease and coronary artery disease patients

Stauber, Stefanie; Guéra, Viviane; Barth, Jürgen; Schmid, Jean-Paul; Saner, Hugo; Znoj, Hansjörg; Grolimund, Johannes; von Känel, Roland (2013). Psychosocial outcome in cardiovascular rehabilitation of peripheral artery disease and coronary artery disease patients. Vascular medicine, 18(5), pp. 257-262. London: Sage 10.1177/1358863X13505861

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We investigated patients with a primary diagnosis of peripheral artery disease (n = 69) and coronary heart disease (CAD; n = 520) at baseline and on changes in psychosocial risk factors (depression, anxiety, quality of life, negative and positive affect) during a cardiovascular rehabilitation program. Patients completed psychosocial questionnaires at the beginning and at discharge of a 12-week rehabilitation program. Depression and anxiety were measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), positive and negative affect with the Global Mood Scale, and health-related quality of life with the SF-36 Health Survey. Patients with PAD showed improvements in anxiety (p < 0.001), negative affect (p < 0.001) and bodily pain (p < 0.001). Patients with CAD reported significant improvements in all measured dimensions (all p-values < 0.001).

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