Key result
Among vascular surgery clinic patients, 35.7% screened positive for depression, with higher frailty (P=0.007) and lower self-esteem (P<0.001) identified as significant independent predictors.
Why the study?
Depression is linked to increased morbidity and mortality in vascular surgery patients, but routine screening recommended by guidelines has not been widely implemented in vascular surgery clinics.
Population
140 patients presenting to a single institution's vascular surgery clinic
Design
Single-institution observational survey study
Authors
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High depression prevalence in vascular clinics was associated with frailty and low self-esteem; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cross-Sectional (n=140)
No
Routine depression screening is feasible in vascular surgery clinics and reveals a high prevalence of comorbid depression, particularly associated with frailty and low self-esteem.
Fan et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Vascular disease (n=140). Frailty and low self-esteem was evaluated on Prevalence of mild to severe depression (PHQ-9 scores ≥5). Among vascular surgery clinic patients, 35.7% screened positive for depression, with higher frailty (P=0.007) and lower self-esteem (P<0.001) identified as significant independent predictors.
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