Presence of depressive symptoms in patients with a first episode of acute Coronary Syndrome

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Carina Aparecida Marosti Dessotte¹  Fernanda Souza E Silva¹  Fabiana Bolela¹  Lidia Aparecida Rossi¹  Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas¹ 

[1],Universidade de São Paulo Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

关键词: Acute Coronary Syndrome;    Depression;    Coronary Disease;    Síndrome Coronariana Aguda;    Depressão;    Doença das Coronárias;    Síndrome Coronario Agudo;    Depresión;    Enfermedad Coronaria;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692013000100006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

AIM: to compare possible differences regarding the presence of depressive symptoms according to the clinical diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome, gender and age, one week before the first cardiac event. METHOD: cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory study, which used the Beck Depression Inventory. The sample consisted of 253 patients. RESULTS: it was found that patients with a clinical diagnosis of unstable angina, female and under 60 years of age reported the presence of depressive symptoms more frequently. CONCLUSION: a high percentage of patients presented depressive symptoms at the time of hospitalization for the first episode of Acute Coronary Syndrome, and this prevalence was significantly higher among women, under 60 years of age, with unstable angina. These results should provide support for the care in the hospitalization, discharge and planning of the rehabilitation of these patients, as it is known that depression impairs the control of coronary disease.

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