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Table 3 Treatment of patients who were considered distressed at baseline, by assessment point

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

 

Baseline

(n = 25; 44.6% treated)

Follow-up

(n = 26; 48.1% treated)

Treatment Type

  Medication

15 (60.0)

17 (65.4)

  Combination

6 (24.0)

7 (26.9)

  Counseling

4 (16.0)

2 (7.7)

Type of Providera

  Family Doctor

16 (69.6)

19 (82.6)

  Psychiatrist or Psychologist

7 (30.4)

7 (30.4)

  Nurse

1 (4.3)

2 (9.1)

  Cardiologist

1 (4.3)

2 (8.7)

  Other

2 (8.7)

4 (17.4)

Class of Psychoactive Medicationab

  SSRI

4 (25.0)

5 (23.8)

  Atypical antidepressant c

7 (43.8)

6 (28.6)

  Benzodiazepines

4 (25.0)

8 (38.1)

  SNRI

5 (31.3)

5 (23.8)

  TCA

2 (12.5)

2 (10.0)

  1. aNote that some women reported receiving treatment from more than one type of provider and taking more than one psychoactive medication
  2. SSRIs selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SNRIs serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, TCA tricyclic antidepressants
  3. bIncludes those treated with medication (n = 21 and n = 24, respectively)
  4. cfor example: Mirtazapine, Bupropion and Trazodone