Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2960639 Journal of Cardiac Failure 2009 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
Our results suggest that comorbid depression has an independent impact on both physical and psychologic HRQoL in patients with chronic heart failure after controlling for the severity of heart failure symptoms, while heart failure severity only impacts physical HRQoL. Thus, assessment of comorbid depression may help interpreting reduced HRQoL in heart failure patients. Research seems warranted evaluating whether the amelioration of depression may enhance patients' HRQoL in chronic heart failure.
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Depression and Disease Severity as Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure-A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
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