Background Psychological resilience is associated with an improved capacity to cope with
chronic health challenges such as cardiovascular disease. Aims The aim of this cross …

Aims The aim of this systematic review of the literature is to synthesize the evidence
regarding the associations between individual-level psychological, social/cultural …

Background Depressive symptoms are linked to increased morbidity and mortality, and
impaired health status in patients with heart failure. Elevating resilience may mitigate the …

Background: Numerous longitudinal studies have revealed that depression following an
acute cardiac event poses a risk factor for poor cardiac outcomes. It is therefore important to …

OBJECTIVE: We compared, in a prospective study on patients with acute coronary
syndrome, the predictive effect of a depression or anxiety diagnosis and of emotion-focused …

Objective: To develop and validate a brief psychosocial screening tool (Screening Tool for
Psychological Distress [STOP-D]) for use in the outpatient cardiology setting. Background …

Background: Living with chronic heart failure has an impact on several important dimensions
of an individual's life. A patient's use of coping strategies may influence his or her health …

Objective: The role of depression and quality of life on clinical outcomes of congestive heart
failure (CHF) is well recognised. However, there are fewer studies investigating the …

Background: Depression is known to adversely affect coronary heart disease patients in
western countries; however, no study of social support and depression has been conducted …

PURPOSE High levels of depressive symptoms have been shown to affect the morbidity,
mortality, and functioning of patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Findings have shown …