High frequency of anxiety and angina pectoris in depressed women with coronary heart disease

“…Schroeder (2010) mentioned that gender differences in pain experience and perception can be related to socio-cultural and psychological factors, biological issues, hormonal factors, or positive/negative emotions. Sundel et al (2007) indicated an association between depression and AP in women with CHD. They show that depressive symptoms are most common in women with CHD, and these women reported higher anxiety, AP, and a family history of CHD compared to a nondepressed woman.…”

Section: Symptom Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Gender specific variations in the description, intensity and location of Angina Pectoris: A cross-sectional study

Ghezeljeh

Momtahen

Tessma

et al. 2010

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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“…3,53,58 These findings are clinically relevant for patients with CVD because studies have shown that depression and anxiety are common in patients with coronary artery disease or stroke. [59][60][61] Indeed, the poorer outcomes experienced by patients with depression and CVD may be due, at least in part, to poorer medication adherence by depressed patients. 62,63 PHysiciAn-relAted FActors Not only do physicians often fail to recognize medication nonadherence in their patients, they may also contribute to it by prescribing complex drug regimens, failing to explain the benefits and adverse effects of a medication effectively, and inadequately considering the financial burden to the patient.…”

Section: Patient-related Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Medication Adherence: WHO Cares?

Brown

Bussell

2011

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

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1,316

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The treatment of chronic illnesses commonly includes the long-term use of pharmacotherapy. Although these medications are effective in combating disease, their full benefits are often not realized because approximately 50% of patients do not take their medications as prescribed. Factors contributing to poor medication adherence are myriad and include those that are related to patients (eg, suboptimal health literacy and lack of involvement in the treatment decision-making process), those that are related to physicians (eg, prescription of complex drug regimens, communication barriers, ineffective communication of information about adverse effects, and provision of care by multiple physicians), and those that are related to health care systems (eg, office visit time limitations, limited access to care, and lack of health information technology). Because barriers to medication adherence are complex and varied, solutions to improve adherence must be multifactorial. To assess general aspects of medication adherence using cardiovascular disease as an example, a MEDLINE-based literature search (January 1, 1990, through March 31, 2010) was conducted using the following search terms: cardiovascular disease, health literacy, medication adherence, and pharmacotherapy. Manual sorting of the 405 retrieved articles to exclude those that did not address cardiovascular disease, medication adherence, or health literacy in the abstract yielded 127 articles for review. Additional references were obtained from citations within the retrieved articles. This review surveys the findings of the identified articles and presents various strategies and resources for improving medication adherence.

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High frequency of anxiety and angina pectoris in depressed women with coronary heart disease

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Gender specific variations in the description, intensity and location of Angina Pectoris: A cross-sectional study

Medication Adherence: WHO Cares?

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