Anxiety and/or depression: which symptoms contribute to adverse clinical outcomes after amputation?

Susana Pedras Luís Meira-MachadoAndré Couto de CarvalhoRui CarvalhoMaria da Graça Pereira

Published in: Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) (2020)

Results highlight the significant contribution of anxiety symptoms at pre-surgery, to healing after a LEA. Suggestions for psychological interventions are made.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
physical activity
depressive symptoms
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
lower limb
emergency department
peripheral artery disease
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation