The association of general practitioners' awareness of depression and anxiety with change in quality of life in heart failure patients: results of the prospective observational RECODE-HF cohort study.

We found no association between the GPs' awareness of psychosocial distress and change in QoL. Although data for effective treatments of depression in HF are currently insufficient, psychosocial distress strongly impairs the QoL in HF patients. These findings might influence the development of clinical practice guidelines in HF.