Background In patients with heart failure (HF), depression and anxiety disorders are
common and associated with adverse outcomes such as reduced adherence to treatment …

Depression is a frequent and debilitating comorbidity that affects heart failure (HF) patients.
Up to 30% of HF patients suffer from depression and even more have depressive symptoms …

Abstract Background The Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-9 is a widely used instrument to
screen for depression in clinical research. The first aim of this study was to psychometrically …

Background: Although women with heart failure (HF) are potentially more likely to be
physically frail compared with men with HF, the underlying contributors to this sex difference …

Background Depressive symptoms, and the associated coexistence of symptoms of anxiety
and decreased quality of life (QoL), are common in patients with heart failure (HF). However …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a chronic, progressive disease that has detrimental
consequences on a patient's quality of life (QoL). In part due to requirements for market …

Background: Depression is a common cause of reduced well-being and prognosis in
patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is a lack of effective intervention …

Background: While comprehensive evidence exists regarding negative effects of depression
on self-care behaviours in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), the relation between …

Accurate assessment is critical for the effective treatment of depression. Depression
assessment can begin even earlier, at the public health level, before the need for treatment …

Background One of the most important challenges in public health is to improve the quality
of life in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Depression, self-care capacity, and quality …