title: The impact of psychiatric disorders with cardiac syndrome X on quality of life: 3 months prospective study.
abstract: The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of psychiatric disorders with cardiac syndrome X (CSX) on the patients' quality of life, as well as the efficacy of psychiatric support. Fifty-six CSX and fifty-three Coronary Heart Disease patients were included in the study after coronary angiography. Patients were evaluated right after the angiography and 3 months thereafter. The socio-demographic characteristics, comorbid disorders, Beck Anxiety (BAI), Depression (BDI) Inventory, and Health Related Quality of Life (SF-36) were compared between groups. The most common mental disorders was depression which account for 41%, the next were anxiety disorders (64%, n = 36) and somatoform (24%, n = 14). Initially, BAI, BDI in the CSX group were significantly higher when compared to the control group. There was significant difference in all subgroups of SF-36 at the end of the second evaluation versus the first evaluation in the CSX patients. The present study revealed that patients with CSX have higher prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities and lower quality of life. Psychiatric approaches are benefit for CSX patients to improvement their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University Yüreğir, Adana 01250, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altintas
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University Yüreğir, Adana 01250, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yigit
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University Yüreğir, Adana 01250, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nilgun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taskintuna
keywords: Cardiac syndrome X; psychiatric comorbidity; quality of life