Why the study?
Are depression and anxiety symptoms associated with reduced dietary adherence in heart failure patients treated with an ICD?
Population
88 heart failure patients treated with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, mean age 70 years, 77% male.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May warrant mood screening to flag adherence risks in HF-ICD patients; leaves open causality and intervention effects.
Are depression and anxiety symptoms associated with reduced dietary adherence in heart failure patients treated with an ICD?
Depression and anxiety symptoms are associated with worse dietary adherence in heart failure patients with ICDs, highlighting the need to address psychosocial factors to improve self-management.
Luyster et al. (2009) studied this question.
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