BACKGROUND: Psychological depression has been linked to heart failure, both an
antecedent to and as a risk factor for poor outcomes among patients with existing heart …

Background—The increasing prevalence of heart failure (HF) and high associated costs
have spurred investigation of factors leading to adverse outcomes in patients with HF …

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to critically evaluate the evidence related to
depression and coping in heart failure patients and determine if certain types of coping are …

Abstract Purpose of Review Heart failure has substantial effects on health-related quality of
life. Maintaining or improving quality of life is an important goal of heart failure therapy, and …

The objectives of this study were to evamine the prevalence of depression in hospitalized,
medically ill, older patients with and without congestive heart failure (CHF), and examine …

Although evaluation of the treatment of congestive heart failure is usually based on objective
clinical outcomes, patient self-assessment is increasingly recognized as an important …

Objective: The study was designed 1) to examine the prevalence of depression in patients
with congestive heart failure (CHF); 2) to explore associations between the physician's rating …

Background Patients with heart failure (HF) experience multiple psychologic symptoms.
Depression and anxiety are independently associated with survival. Whether co-morbid …

Objective Evaluate the relationship between pain, fatigue, depression, demographic,
clinical, and functional variables in stable heart failure (HF). Background Pain, fatigue and …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the rates and correlates of depressive symptoms and syndromal
depression in people with self‐reported heart failure participating in a community study of …