Comparison of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Individuals According to their Sex, Type of Cardiac Device, and Diagnosis of Chagas Disease.
Carina Aparecida Marosti DessoteElisa Maia de Oliveira GrottiIsabelle Brigliadori IgnácioPaolla Algarte FernandesSuellen Rodrigues de Oliveira MaierLidia Aparecida RossiRosana Aparecida Spadoti DantasPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2022)
In the comparison between the groups, according to the type of implanted device and the diagnosis of Chagas disease, no significant differences were found in the measures of anxiety and depression symptoms. Women showed higher means when compared to men, indicating the need to test and implement interventions to minimize these symptoms in this population.