title: Personal characteristics predictive of depressive symptoms in Hispanics with heart failure.
abstract: Depression is a significant problem in heart failure (HF). The purposes of this study were to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Hispanics with HF and to examine the personal characteristics predicting depressive symptoms at baseline and at 6-months follow-up in a telephone case management intervention. In this secondary data analysis based on 87 subjects, patient characteristics hypothesized to influence depressive symptoms included age, gender, education, living situation, co-morbidity, social support, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, and acculturation. DSM-IV major depression was present in 39.1% (n = 35) of the participants at baseline and 1.1% (n = 1) at the 6-month follow-up. In regression analysis, factors associated with depressive symptoms at baseline were gender and NYHA class. At 6-month follow-up, acculturation, co-morbidity, and NYHA were significantly related to the presence of depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were highly prevalent in Hispanics with HF. Easily identifiable personal characteristics can be useful in designing interventions to reduce depression associated with HF.
authors: Seattle University, College of Nursing, 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122-1090, USA. sinm@seattleu.edu
authors: Mo-Kyung
authors: MK
authors: Sin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019090:Case Management; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology