Functional support and burden among out-of-home supporters of heart failure patients with and without depression.

Aaron A LeeJames E AikensMary R JanevicAnn-Marie RoslandJohn D Piette

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2019)

Patients with clinically significant depressive symptoms receive more in-person assistance and telephonic support from CPs. Despite that additional contact, caregiver burden was not greater among the supporters of depressed patients. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
heart failure
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
sleep quality
risk factors
social support
atrial fibrillation
patient reported outcomes
physical activity
acute heart failure
adverse drug