Determinants of depression in patients with comorbid depression following cardiac rehabilitation.
Serdar SeverAlexander Stephen HarrisonSu GolderPatrick DohertyPublished in: Open heart (2019)
Baseline characteristics of patients with comorbid depression such as higher anxiety, higher total number of comorbidities, smoking, physical inactivity and male gender were predictors of their depression levels following CR. CR programmes need to be aware of comorbid depression and these related patient characteristics associated with better CR outcomes.