Key result
Baseline depression and anger prospectively predicted the number of hospital readmissions and total length of stay over one year among 175 inpatients with chronic heart failure.
Why the study?
Do depression, anger, and anxiety predict hospital readmissions and length of stay in patients with chronic heart failure?
Population
175 inpatients with chronic heart failure (CHF)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
one year
Authors
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Depression and anger screening may identify high-risk HF inpatients; leaves open whether intervention reduces readmissions.
Cohort (n=175)
Do depression, anger, and anxiety predict hospital readmissions and length of stay in patients with chronic heart failure?
Depression and anger are significant prognostic factors for increased hospital readmissions and length of stay in patients with chronic heart failure.
Jenner et al. (2009) conducted a cohort in chronic heart failure (n=175). Depression, anger, and anxiety was evaluated on Number of readmissions to hospital and total length of stay over one year. Baseline depression and anger prospectively predicted the number of hospital readmissions and total length of stay over one year among 175 inpatients with chronic heart failure.
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