Healthcare use in patients with cardiovascular disease and depressive symptoms - The impact of a nurse-led internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy program. A secondary analysis of a RCT.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressive symptoms in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) can lead to increased healthcare use. In a randomized controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02778074), we reported that a 9-week internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) program (n = 72) compared to an online discussion forum (ODF) (n = 72) had moderate to large effect on depression in CVD outpatients. In this secondary analysis, we aimed to describe and compare the effect of iCBT compared to ODF regarding healthcare use and to identify factors impacting healthcare use in these groups.

Methods

Data on healthcare use were retrieved from care data registries in five hospitals in Southeastern Sweden.

Results

The year prior to intervention, the iCBT group had a mean of 31

SUBMITTER: Mourad G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714332 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature