Meyer, F. A.; Hugentobler, E.; Stauber, S.; Wilhelm, M.; Znoj, H.; von Känel, R. (2015). Depressive Symptoms at Discharge from Rehabilitation Predict Future Cardiovascular-Related Hospitalizations. Cardiology, 131(2), pp. 80-85. Karger 10.1159/000375231
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Objectives: Depression is associated with poor prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We hypothesized that depressive symptoms at discharge from a cardiac rehabilitation program are associated with an increased risk of future CVD-related hospitalizations. Methods: We examined 486 CVD patients (mean age = 59.8 ± 11.2) who enrolled in a comprehensive 3-month rehabilitation program and completed the depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D). At follow-up we evaluated the predictive value of depressive symptoms for CVD-related hospitalizations, controlling for sociodemographic factors, cardiovascular risk factors, and disease severity. Results: During a mean follow-up of 41.5 ± 15.6 months, 63 patients experienced a CVD-related hospitalization. The percentage of depressive patients (HADS-D ≥ 8) decreased from 16.9% at rehabilitation entry to 10.7% at discharge. Depressive symptoms at discharge from rehabilitation were a significant predictor of outcome (HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.09–1.60; p =0.004). Patients with clinically relevant depressive symptoms at discharge had a 2.5-fold increased relative risk of poor cardiac prognosis compared to patients without clinically relevant depressive symptoms independently of other prognostic variables. Conclusion: In patients with CVD, depressive symptoms at discharge from rehabilitation indicated a poor cardiac prognosis.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Heart Surgery 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Mu50 > Forschungsgruppe Psychosomatik |
UniBE Contributor: |
Meyer, Fiorenza, Wilhelm, Matthias, Znoj, Hans Jörg, von Känel, Roland |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0008-6312 |
Publisher: |
Karger |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Adriana Biaggi |
Date Deposited: |
22 Apr 2015 15:17 |
Last Modified: |
27 Feb 2024 14:28 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1159/000375231 |
PubMed ID: |
25870996 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Cardiac rehabilitation, Depression, Mortality, Prospective longitudinal study |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.68083 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/68083 |
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