Key result
Heart failure was associated with a significantly higher risk of diagnosed depression at 5 years compared to matched controls without heart failure (28.9% vs 18.2%; p<0.001).
Why the study?
Does heart failure increase the risk of diagnosed depression in primary care patients?
Population
132,994 patients between 40 and 90 years of age from 1,072 primary care practices in Germany, consisting of…
Comparison
Heart failure (exposure) vs Matched controls without heart failure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 5 years
Authors
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May warrant depression monitoring in primary care HF patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials for causality.
Cohort (n=132,994)
Yes
Does heart failure increase the risk of diagnosed depression in primary care patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 28.9% vs 18.2%
p-value: p=<0.001
Patients with heart failure have a significantly higher risk of developing diagnosed depression compared to matched controls in a primary care setting.
Konrad et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=132,994). Heart failure vs. Matched controls without heart failure was evaluated on Diagnosed depression at 5 years (p=<0.001). Heart failure was associated with a significantly higher risk of diagnosed depression at 5 years compared to matched controls without heart failure (28.9% vs 18.2%; p<0.001).
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