Depressive symptoms in relation to physical functioning in pulmonary hypertension

Abstract Objective To investigate the association between depressive symptoms and physical functioning in pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients. Methods Fifty-two patients diagnosed with precapillary or postcapillary PH completed self-report questionnaires of depressive symptoms and physical function...

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Published in:Journal of psychosomatic research 2009-03, Vol.66 (3), p.221-225
Main Authors: Looper, Karl J, Pierre, Andrena, Dunkley, David M, Sigal, John J, Langleben, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Catheterization
Depression
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - physiopathology
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Emotional state
Female
Functional impairment
Hemodynamic
Hemodynamics - physiology
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis
Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology
Hypertension, Pulmonary - psychology
Illness Behavior
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mood disorders
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Physical functioning
Pneumology
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases
Selfreport
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Summary:Abstract Objective To investigate the association between depressive symptoms and physical functioning in pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients. Methods Fifty-two patients diagnosed with precapillary or postcapillary PH completed self-report questionnaires of depressive symptoms and physical functioning. Cardiac catheterization reports of patients were reviewed for hemodynamic variables. Results Physical functioning was significantly associated with depressive symptoms on bivariate analysis. On multivariate analysis, after controlling for demographic and hemodynamic variables, depressive symptoms accounted for 9% of variance in physical functioning. Conclusion The association of depressive symptoms with decreased physical functioning in PH patients indicates the need for longitudinal research regarding the possible effect of depression on disease outcomes in this population.
ISSN:0022-3999
1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.09.014