Depression in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: An Underdiagnosis with Increased Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), depression is diagnosed in 17-25% and negatively impacts wound healing, quality of life, and survival. We hypothesized that depression is underdiagnosed in patients with PAD. Additionally, given the associations between depression and mortality in PAD patients, there is an increased need to investigate the strength of this relationship. The present analysis includes 2 studies to address the following aims: (1) Investigation of the prevalence of concomitant PAD and depression in a cohort from the Southeastern United States, and (2) Examination of the association between depression and all-cause mortality in a cohort of Canadian patients with PAD.

Methods

STUDY 1: From June-August 2022, the Patient Health Question

SUBMITTER: Welch KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10866090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature