Key result
Nonsomatic depressive symptoms in heart failure were significantly associated with worse attention (β=-.15, P=.020) and executive function (β=-.19, P=.003) independent of somatic symptoms.
Why the study?
Are somatic or nonsomatic depressive symptoms associated with cognitive function in patients with heart failure?
Population
326 patients with heart failure, mean age 68.6 ± 9.7 years, 40.5% women, 26.7% non-white race-ethnicity.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports assessing nonsomatic depressive symptoms in HF cognitive evaluations; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=326)
Are somatic or nonsomatic depressive symptoms associated with cognitive function in patients with heart failure?
Effect estimate: β = -0.19
p-value: p=0.003
In patients with heart failure, cognitive impairment is primarily associated with nonsomatic rather than somatic symptoms of depression.
Hawkins et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=326). Nonsomatic depressive symptoms vs. Somatic depressive symptoms was evaluated on Cognitive function (attention, executive function, and memory) (β = -0.19, p=0.003). Nonsomatic depressive symptoms in heart failure were significantly associated with worse attention (β=-.15, P=.020) and executive function (β=-.19, P=.003) independent of somatic symptoms.
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