Key result
Low body mass index (OR 4.837; 95% CI 1.278-18.301; p=0.02) and disease duration of 3-10 years were significant risk factors for depressive symptoms in Chinese inpatients with chronic heart failure.
Why the study?
Depression is common in patients with CHF and increases adverse health outcomes, but data from developing countries are scarce.
What is the prevalence of depressive symptoms and what are the associated risk factors among Chinese inpatients with chronic heart failure?
Cross-Sectional
What is the prevalence of depressive symptoms and what are the associated risk factors among Chinese inpatients with chronic heart failure?
Odds Ratio: 4.837 (95% CI 1.278–18.301)
p-value: p=0.02
In Chinese inpatients with chronic heart failure, low BMI and disease duration of 3-10 years are significant risk factors for depressive symptoms, highlighting the need for targeted psychological screening in these subgroups.
May support targeted depression screening in these subgroups; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Depression is common in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), and is associated with an increased risk of adverse health outcomes. There is a paucity of data on this subject from the developing countries. The aim was to examine the prevalence and related factors of depressive symptoms among Chinese inpatients with CHF. A cross-sectional study was conducted. PHQ-9 questionnaire was used to assess depressive symptoms. The overall prevalence of depressive symptoms was 7.5%. Low BMI (OR = 4.837, CI = 1.278–18.301, p = 0.02), disease duration 3–5 years (OR = 5.033, CI = 1.248–20.292, p = 0.023) and 5–10 years (OR = 5.848, CI = 1.440–23.744, p = 0.013) were risk factors for depressive symptoms, while being married (OR = 0.304, CI = 0.123–0.753, p = 0.010) was protective factor. We should pay more attention to patients without a spouse, with low BMI and whose disease duration is between 3 and 10 years in Chinese inpatients with CHF.
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Cheng et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in chronic heart failure. Low body mass index was evaluated on depressive symptoms (OR 4.837, 95% CI 1.278-18.301, p=0.02). Low body mass index (OR 4.837; 95% CI 1.278-18.301; p=0.02) and disease duration of 3-10 years were significant risk factors for depressive symptoms in Chinese inpatients with chronic heart failure.
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