Key result
Cardiac surgery was associated with a monotonous fall in Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Melancholia Scale scores over 6 months, with median scores remaining below clinical cut-offs throughout.
Why the study?
How do generalized anxiety and depression scores change before and after cardiac surgery?
Population
Patients suffering from cardiac disease undergoing cardiac surgery
Comparison
Cardiac surgery vs Preoperative baseline
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Scores remain subthreshold pre- and post-cardiac surgery; leaves open causal effects versus natural recovery in this observational cohort.
Observational
How do generalized anxiety and depression scores change before and after cardiac surgery?
Anxiety and depression scores in cardiac surgery patients are generally below clinical cut-offs preoperatively and continue to decrease up to 6 months postoperatively.
Bech et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Cardiac disease. Cardiac surgery vs. Preoperative baseline was evaluated on Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAS) and Melancholia Scale (MES) scores. Cardiac surgery was associated with a monotonous fall in Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Melancholia Scale scores over 6 months, with median scores remaining below clinical cut-offs throughout.
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