The modifying effects of social support on psychological outcomes in patients with heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined the modifying effects of social support on depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients receiving coping skills training (CST).

Method

We considered the modifying effects of social support in the Coping Effectively with Heart Failure clinical trial, which randomized 179 heart failure (HF) patients to either 4 months of CST or usual care enhanced by HF education (HFE). CST involved training in specific coping techniques, whereas HFE involved education about HF self-management. Social support was assessed by the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHD) Social Support Inventory, QoL was assessed with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), and depression was assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory-

SUBMITTER: Blumenthal JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6599535 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature