Predictive Relationship Between Depression and Physical Functioning After Coronary Surgery

Abstract

More attention should be paid to diagnosis and treatment of depression in patients undergoing CABG. After surgery, patients with systolic heart failure and depressive symptoms in particular seem at risk of a deterioration of their physical functioning.

Rehabilitation following surgery: Clinical and psychological predictors of activity limitations.

“…Postoperative predictors were older age and more depressed mood (marginally significant, p = .050). Depression predicting later activity Umitations is consistent with previous research (Kendel et al, 2010 [a surgical context]); Powell et al, 2008 [recovery from stroke]). Only postoperative depression score was predictive; preoperative depression was not.…”

The Effect of Depression Comorbid with Somatization Disorder: An Empirical Investigation

“…The results of our study accord with prior data indicating that when depression occurs in conjunction with another disorder, health outcomes are worsened and disability is increased [6][7][8][9][10]14]. The effects of comorbidity in SD have been rarely studied, in part, because a sample of large enough size with this diagnosis has not been available.…”

“…Depression increasingly has come to be recognized as a threat to health, not only because of its inherent effects, but also because it predicts the onset of other maladies and when depression is coincident with either acute or chronic medical conditions, patient functioning and prognosis is worsened [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Somatization disorder (SD) is a chronic mental disorder that features multiple, disparate, medically unexplained physical symptoms.…”

Depression Is Associated with Prolonged and Complicated Recovery Following Colorectal Surgery

“…[22][23][24][25][26][27][28] However, the impact of depression on other surgical procedures has not been examined. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the effect of depression on hospital length of stay and site of discharge in colorectal surgery patients.…”