Why the study?
Non-cardiac chest pain is common, costly, and associated with psychological factors like depression, motivating an evaluation of depression predictors in these patients.
What are the predictors of depression in patients with non-cardiac chest pain?
Population
361 NCCP patients
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Unmarried status, inactivity, and psychological traits predict higher depression scores in NCCP; leaves open whether targeted screening improves outcomes.
What are the predictors of depression in patients with non-cardiac chest pain?
Identifying psychological predictors of depression in non-cardiac chest pain patients may help direct effective psychological consultations and reduce healthcare costs.
Roohafza et al. (2021) studied this question.
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