Patients with depression are less likely to follow recommendations to reduce cardiac risk during recovery from a myocardial infarction

RC Ziegelstein, JA Fauerbach… - Archives of internal …, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Background Patients with depression are at greater risk of cardiac death in the first few
months after a myocardial infarction (MI). This study was performed to determine whether
depression affects adherence to recommendations intended to reduce the risk of cardiac
events after an MI. Methods All consenting patients admitted to a university-affiliated
teaching hospital during an 18-month period were interviewed 3 to 5 days following an
acute MI using the Beck Depression Inventory to assess symptoms of depression and using …
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