Key result
In patients with acute coronary syndrome, prior COVID-19 was associated with 21.05 times the level of moderate/severe anxiety (p<0.001), and lower socioeconomic status increased depression frequency.
Why the study?
Factors associated with anxiety and depression in patients with acute coronary syndrome at hospital discharge from a Peruvian health center needed identification.
Cross-Sectional
No
In Peruvian patients recovering from acute coronary syndrome, anxiety and depression are highly prevalent and strongly associated with lower socioeconomic status, diabetes, and prior COVID-19 infection.
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Highlights socioeconomic and pandemic risks for post-ACS mental health in Peru; leaves open causal pathways and intervention efficacy.
Furlong-Millones et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Sociodemographic and clinical factors (e.g., COVID-19, socioeconomic status, diabetes) vs. Patients without these risk factors was evaluated on Anxiety and depression. In patients with acute coronary syndrome, prior COVID-19 was associated with 21.05 times the level of moderate/severe anxiety (p<0.001), and lower socioeconomic status increased depression frequency.
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