Routine screening for depression and quality of life in outpatients with congestive heart failure.
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Routine screening for depression and quality of life in outpatients with congestive heart failure. / Holzapfel, Nicole; Zugck, Christian; Müller-Tasch, Thomas; Löwe, Bernd; Wild, Beate; Schellberg, Dieter; Nelles, Manfred; Remppis, Andrew; Katus, Hugo; Herzog, Wolfgang; Jünger, Jana.
In: PSYCHOSOMATICS, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2, 2007, p. 112-116.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Routine screening for depression and quality of life in outpatients with congestive heart failure.
AU - Holzapfel, Nicole
AU - Zugck, Christian
AU - Müller-Tasch, Thomas
AU - Löwe, Bernd
AU - Wild, Beate
AU - Schellberg, Dieter
AU - Nelles, Manfred
AU - Remppis, Andrew
AU - Katus, Hugo
AU - Herzog, Wolfgang
AU - Jünger, Jana
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The influence of depression and perceived quality of life (QoL) on symptom perception and prognosis in congestive heart failure is well known. The authors therefore introduced routine questionnaire screening for these parameters in patients attending their outpatient heart failure clinic (N=320). The authors found QoL to be significantly reduced, and almost every third patient screened positive for a depressive disorder. These patients got a clearly-defined treatment offer. The present study demonstrates that screening for depression and QoL is feasible without being too complex or time-consuming and easily implementable in an interdisciplinary outpatient setting.
AB - The influence of depression and perceived quality of life (QoL) on symptom perception and prognosis in congestive heart failure is well known. The authors therefore introduced routine questionnaire screening for these parameters in patients attending their outpatient heart failure clinic (N=320). The authors found QoL to be significantly reduced, and almost every third patient screened positive for a depressive disorder. These patients got a clearly-defined treatment offer. The present study demonstrates that screening for depression and QoL is feasible without being too complex or time-consuming and easily implementable in an interdisciplinary outpatient setting.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 48
SP - 112
EP - 116
JO - PSYCHOSOMATICS
JF - PSYCHOSOMATICS
SN - 0033-3182
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -