Assessment of clinical depression metrics in cardiac patients using the patient health Questionnaire-9 before and after phase-II cardiac rehabilitation

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  Fig. 1. Pre- and Post-rehabilitation distributions of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores for baseline values ​> ​4 for females and males. Pre values reflect baseline measures, while Post values reflect outcomes at the conclusion of cardiac rehabilitation. A) Pre-rehabilitation PHQ-9 scores > 4 are distributed by for score severity, 5–9, 10–14, 15–19, and 20–27. B) Pre-rehabilitation scores > 4 are further distributed for PHQ-9 severity at the Post-rehabilitation time point, including values 0–4. As compared to Pre-rehabilitation scores, PHQ-9 severity score levels were improved in the Post-rehabilitation evaluation period. Importantly, at the Post-rehabilitation time point, the majority of patient scores were 0–4.

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  Fig. 2. Pre- and Post-rehabilitation distributions of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores for baseline values ​> ​4 for self-reporting females and males. Pre values reflect baseline measures, while Post values reflect outcomes at the conclusion of cardiac rehabilitation. A) Pre-rehabilitation PHQ-9 scores > 4 are distributed by assigned sex for score severity, 5–9, 10–14, 15–19, and 20–27. B) Pre-rehabilitation scores > 4 are further distributed by sex for PHQ-9 severity at the Post-rehabilitation time point, including values 0–4. As compared to Pre-rehabilitation scores, all female and male PHQ-9 severity score levels were improved in the Post-rehabilitation evaluation period. Importantly, at the Post-rehabilitation time point, the majority of female and male scores were 0–4.