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Screening for Depression in Cardiac Rehabilitation A Review

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Date

2015-07

Authors

Grace, Sherry
Bacon, Simon
Kelly, Shannon
Bilanovic, Ana
Cahill, Megan C.

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Wolters Kluwer

Abstract

Purpose: Practice guidelines promote depression screening in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The objective herein was to review: (1) CR program compliance with depression screening recommendations, and (2) the evidence evaluating whether screening for depression is related to improved outcomes in patients eligible for CR. Methods: A limited literature search was conducted on key resource databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews, SCOPUS, and the University of York Centre for Reviews and Dissemination). A focused Internet search was also conducted with a concentrated grey literature search for evidence reports. Inclusion criteria included English language documents published between January 1, 2002and August 1st, 2013. Results: Five studies were included in this review. Three studies were found in regards to the first objective and reported varying program compliance rate with depression screening recommendations, ranging from 29.0% to 68.4%. Two studies examined whether depression screening led to improved outcomes in CR-eligible patients. Both studies found that among patients who recalled being screened, there was no significant difference in depressive symptom scores at follow-up as compared to patients who were not screened (p>0.05). Conclusions: Approximately one-third to two-thirds of CR programs routinely screen for depression. There are no randomized controlled trials testing the effects of screening on any outcomes. While some observational studies suggest that screening alone may not improve patient outcomes, more randomized controlled research is needed to address this issue.

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screening, depression, cardiac rehabilitation

Citation

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention: July/August 2015 - Volume 35 - Issue 4 - p 225-230