Exploring the use of psychotropic medication in cardiac patients with and without anxiety and its association with 1-year mortality.
Pernille Fevejle CromhoutAnne Vinggaard ChristensenMartin Balslev JørgensenOla EkholmKnud JuelJesper Hastrup SvendsenMerete OslerTrine Bernholdt RasmussenBritt BorregaardRikke Elmose MolsLars ThrysoeeCharlotte Brun ThorupSelina Kikkenborg BergPublished in: European journal of cardiovascular nursing (2022)
The use of psychotropic medication was associated with 1-year mortality. Thus, the use of psychotropic medication might explain some of the association between anxiety and mortality; however, the association is probably mainly a reflection of the underlying mental illness, rather than the use of psychotropic medication.