Key result
Satisfaction with social support and active coping predicted lower depression levels, whereas appraising illness as threatening strongly predicted higher depression in patients with CHF.
Why the study?
Do social support, appraisals, and coping predict depression levels in patients with congestive heart failure?
Population
163 community-dwelling individuals with diagnosed congestive heart failure (CHF)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May warrant psychosocial assessment in CHF; hypothesis-generating for interventions, needs prospective trials.
Cohort (n=163)
Do social support, appraisals, and coping predict depression levels in patients with congestive heart failure?
Social support and active coping strategies may help alleviate depression in patients living with congestive heart failure.
Park et al. (2006) conducted a cohort in Congestive heart failure (n=163). Social support, appraisals, and coping was evaluated on Depression levels. Satisfaction with social support and active coping predicted lower depression levels, whereas appraising illness as threatening strongly predicted higher depression in patients with CHF.
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