Clinical Trial: Psychological Symptoms in Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Psychological Distress
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Prevalence of Psychological Symptoms and Their Correlation With the Rehabilitative Outcome in Patients With Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases Undergoing a Hospital Rehabilitation.
Brief Summary:
The European guidelines emphasize the importance of conducting psychological screenings to investigate the presence of stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with cardiovascular disease: depression, common among patients with CVD, is associated with increased mortality, disability, decreased adherence to healthy lifestyles and medical treatments, and together with anxiety, the risk of mortality increases by about 3 times; stress, furthermore, is associated with the development and progression of…
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