Key result
Hospitalized depressed patients with heart failure or pulmonary disease had less severe depressive symptoms but more severe physical illness than depressed patients with other medical disorders.
Why the study?
Do depressed hospitalized patients with CHF/CPD differ in depression severity and physical illness severity compared to depressed patients with other medical disorders?
Observational (n=1,063)
Yes
Do depressed hospitalized patients with CHF/CPD differ in depression severity and physical illness severity compared to depressed patients with other medical disorders?
Depressive disorders in hospitalized CHF/CPD patients manifest with less severe depressive symptoms but more severe physical illness compared to depressed patients with other medical disorders.
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Findings suggest adjusted depression thresholds for hospitalized HF/pulmonary patients; leaves open whether this reflects distinct phenotypes or assessment bias.
Harold G. Koenig (2006) conducted an observational in Depression in hospitalized patients with heart failure or pulmonary disease (n=1,063). Congestive heart failure and/or chronic pulmonary disease vs. Other medical disorders was evaluated on Severity of depression, cognitive impairment, and physical illness. Hospitalized depressed patients with heart failure or pulmonary disease had less severe depressive symptoms but more severe physical illness than depressed patients with other medical disorders.
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