Burden, screening, and treatment of depressive and anxious symptoms among women referred to cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective study

Table 2 Follow-up psychosocial and other indicators among women by psychosocial distress status at baseline (N = 128)

Variable	Self-reported distress and/or elevated scores n = 56 (43.8%)	No self-reported distress and/or elevated scores n = 72 (56.3%)	Total
Psychosocial Symptoms^a
Depressive Symptoms (PHQ-2)	1.37 ± 1.67	0.42 ± 0.95	0.83 ± 1.39^***
Depressive Symptoms (HADS-D)	5.16 ± 4.08	2.14 ± 2.11	3.45. ± 3.45^***
Anxious Symptoms (HADS-A)	7.96 ± 4.55	3.57 ± 2.99	5.47 ± 4.32^***
Psychosocial Distress Screening (% yes)	25 (47.2)	17 (24.6)	42 (34.4)^**
Exercise Behaviour (Godin)^a	29.19 ± 27.51	34.99 ± 33.14	32.43 ± 30.79
Medication Adherence (MMAS)^a	3.50 ± 0.81	3.64 ± 0.68	3.58 ± 0.74
Enrolled in CR (% yes)	48 (85.7)	65 (91.5)	113 (89.0)
Completed CR (% yes)	34 (77.3)	46 (88.5)	80 (83.3)

PHQ patient health questionnaire, HAD-A and HAD-D hospital anxiety and depression scale, MMAS Morisky’s medication adherence scale
^* p < 0.05; ^** p <0 .01; ^*** p < 0.001 for t-test or chi-square comparing indicators by psychosocial distress status, as appropriate
^amean and standard deviation

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