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Depression in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A comment
Author(s) -
Duits A. A.,
Boeke S.,
Duivenvoorden H. J.,
Passchier J.,
Erdman R. A. M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 2044-8287
pISSN - 1359-107X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1996.tb00509.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , cardiac surgery , medicine , psychology , cardiology , economics , macroeconomics
A recent article by Burker et al . reported a high prevalence of depression in patients ( N = 114) both before (47 per cent) and after (61 per cent) cardiac surgery. Prevalence in the present study ( N = 133), on the other hand, was low: between 7.5 and 16.5 per cent pre‐operatively and 4.5 and 14.3 per cent post‐opcratively, depending on the assessment instrument used. We recommend using a combination of self‐report inventories and expert clinical judgment to determine the prevalence of depression in cardiac surgery patients.