Depression and anxiety symptoms in cardiac patients: a cross-sectional hospital-based study in a Palestinian population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health problems have an adverse effect on the course of cardiac disease. The integration of their diagnosis and treatment into cardiology care is generally poor. It is particularly challenging in cultural environments where mental health problems are stigmatized. The objective of the current study was to investigate the proportion of cardiac patients with depression and anxiety as well as factors associated with the presence of these symptoms in a Palestinian population.

Methods

This cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted on patients consecutively admitted with a new or existing cardiac diagnosis to one of the four main hospitals in Nablus, Palestine over an eight-month period. Data was obtained from hospital medical charts and an in-person inte

SUBMITTER: Allabadi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390372 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature