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November 1, 2016MedicineOpen Access

Psychological distress as a crucial determinant for quality of life in patients with noncardiac chest pain in Central China

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Why the study?

Are anxiety and depression associated with impaired quality of life in patients with noncardiac chest pain?

Population

300 participants: 200 consecutive patients with noncardiac chest pain and 100 age- and sex-matched healthy…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

LZLei ZhangMudanjiang Normal UniversityLTLei TuFanjingshan National Nature ReserveJCJie ChenMeidensha (Japan)

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Implication

Supports anxiety/depression screening in noncardiac chest pain; cross-sectional data leaves open causality and treatment effects on quality of life.

Structured PICO

Are anxiety and depression associated with impaired quality of life in patients with noncardiac chest pain?

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Population
300 participants: 200 consecutive patients with noncardiac chest pain (normal coronary angiography) and 100 age- and sex-matched healthy controls from Central China.
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Outcome
Quality of life (assessed by SF-36) and levels of anxiety and depression (assessed by HADS)patient reported

Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent in patients with noncardiac chest pain and are independent determinants of impaired physical and mental quality of life.

Cite This Study

Zhang et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a925a733da4caa5ce964128https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000005289
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