Key result
Depression incrementally and independently predicted poorer test performance in all cognitive domains, including attention and executive function, among older adults with heart failure.
Why the study?
Is depression associated with cognitive dysfunction in older adults with heart failure?
Cross-Sectional (n=116)
Is depression associated with cognitive dysfunction in older adults with heart failure?
Depressive symptoms are independently associated with poorer cognitive performance across multiple domains in older adults with heart failure.
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Depression assessment may warrant consideration in older HF patients with cognitive issues; extends associations but leaves open causality and treatment effects.
García et al. (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=116). Depression was evaluated on Test performance in all cognitive domains. Depression incrementally and independently predicted poorer test performance in all cognitive domains, including attention and executive function, among older adults with heart failure.
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