Resilience and Depressive Symptoms in Adults With Cardiac Disease: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressive symptoms predict hospitalization and mortality in adults with cardiac disease. Resilience, defined as a dynamic process of positively responding to adversity, could protect against depressive symptoms in cardiac disease. No systematic review has been conducted on the relationship between these variables in this population.

Objective

The aim of this review was to explore the association between psychological resilience and depressive symptoms in adults with cardiac disease.

Methods

Seven databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Cochrane) were searched from inception to December 2019 using the search terms "cardiac disease," "depressive symptoms," "depression," and "resilience." Inclusion criteria dictated that studi

SUBMITTER: Ketcham A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8239060 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature