TY - JOUR
T1 - Contribution of depression and anxiety to impaired health-related quality of life following first myocardial infarction
AU - Dickens, Christopher
AU - Dickens, Chris M.
AU - McGowan, Linda
AU - Percival, Carol
AU - Tomenson, Barbara
AU - Cotter, Lawrence
AU - Heagerty, Anthony
AU - Creed, Francis H.
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - Background: The extent to which depression impairs health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the physically ill has not been clearly established. Aims: To quantify the adverse influence of depression and anxiety, assessed at the time of first myocardial infarction and 6 months later, on the physical aspect of HRQoL 12 months after the infarction. Method: In all, 260 in-patients, admitted following first myocardial infarction, completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 assessment before discharge and at 6- and 12-month follow-up. Results: Depression and anxiety 6 months after myocardial infarction predicted subsequent impairment in the physical aspects of HRQoL (attributable adjusted R2=9%, P
AB - Background: The extent to which depression impairs health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the physically ill has not been clearly established. Aims: To quantify the adverse influence of depression and anxiety, assessed at the time of first myocardial infarction and 6 months later, on the physical aspect of HRQoL 12 months after the infarction. Method: In all, 260 in-patients, admitted following first myocardial infarction, completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 assessment before discharge and at 6- and 12-month follow-up. Results: Depression and anxiety 6 months after myocardial infarction predicted subsequent impairment in the physical aspects of HRQoL (attributable adjusted R2=9%, P
U2 - 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.018234
DO - 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.018234
M3 - Article
SN - 0007-1250
VL - 189
SP - 367
EP - 372
JO - British Journal of Psychiatry
JF - British Journal of Psychiatry
ER -