In:
Vascular Medicine, SAGE Publications, Vol. 18, No. 5 ( 2013-10), p. 257-262
Kurzfassung:
We investigated patients with a primary diagnosis of peripheral artery disease ( n = 69) and coronary heart disease (CAD; n = 520) at baseline and on changes in psychosocial risk factors (depression, anxiety, quality of life, negative and positive affect) during a cardiovascular rehabilitation program. Patients completed psychosocial questionnaires at the beginning and at discharge of a 12-week rehabilitation program. Depression and anxiety were measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), positive and negative affect with the Global Mood Scale, and health-related quality of life with the SF-36 Health Survey. Patients with PAD showed improvements in anxiety ( p 〈 0.001), negative affect ( p 〈 0.001) and bodily pain ( p 〈 0.001). Patients with CAD reported significant improvements in all measured dimensions (all p-values 〈 0.001).
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1358-863X
,
1477-0377
DOI:
10.1177/1358863X13505861
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
SAGE Publications
Publikationsdatum:
2013
ZDB Id:
2027562-6