Key result
Emotion regulation difficulties predicted the persistence of depression (ß = 0.28) and anxiety (ß = 0.33) at 3 months in coronary heart disease patients, whereas heart rate variability did not.
Why the study?
Psychological and physiological processes underlying persistent depression and anxiety in coronary heart disease patients attending cardiac rehabilitation are poorly investigated.
Do emotion regulation difficulties and heart rate variability predict the persistence of depression and anxiety symptoms in coronary heart disease patients attending cardiac rehabilitation?
Cohort (n=84)
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Do emotion regulation difficulties and heart rate variability predict the persistence of depression and anxiety symptoms in coronary heart disease patients attending cardiac rehabilitation?
Effect estimate: ß = 0.28 (depression) and ß = 0.33 (anxiety)
p-value: p=≤0.05
Psychological factors such as emotion regulation difficulties are better predictors of persistent depression and anxiety in cardiac rehabilitation patients than physiological markers like heart rate variability.
May aid risk stratification for persistent depression in cardiac rehab; leaves open predictive utility of emotion regulation and HRV.
Purpose: Depression and anxiety have been extensively associated with adverse outcomes in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. However, psychological and physiological processes underlying the persistence of these troubles in CHD patients attending cardiac rehabilitation are poorly investigated. Emotion regulation difficulties and heart rate variability (HRV) could be some of these processes. Thus the aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of emotion regulation difficulties and HRV on depression and anxiety symptoms persistence in CHD patients.
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Élise Batselé (2019) conducted a cohort in Coronary heart disease (myocardial infarction) (n=84). Emotion regulation difficulties and heart rate variability was evaluated on Persistence of depression and anxiety symptoms at 3 months (ß = 0.28 (depression) and ß = 0.33 (anxiety), p=≤0.05). Emotion regulation difficulties predicted the persistence of depression (ß = 0.28) and anxiety (ß = 0.33) at 3 months in coronary heart disease patients, whereas heart rate variability did not.
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