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Brief Depression Screening with the PHQ-2 Associated with Prognosis Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Paclitaxel-Eluting Stenting

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Pedersen, Susanne S., Denollet, Johan, de Jonge, Peter, Simsek, Cihan, Serruys, Patrick W., van Domburg, Ron T.·2009·Journal of General Internal Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Depression is associated with adverse prognosis in cardiac patients, warranting the availability of brief and valid instruments to identify depressed patients in clinical practice. OBJECTIVES: We examined whether the two-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) was associated with adverse events in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients treated with paclitaxel-eluting stenting (using the continuous score and various cutoffs), overall and by gender. DESIGN: Prospective follow-up study. PARTICIPANTS: Consecutive PCI patients (n = 796) seen at a university medical centre. MEASUREMENTS: PHQ-2 at baseline. The study endpoint was an adverse event, defined as a combination of death or non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) at follow-up (mean of 1.4 years). RESULTS: At follow-up, 47 patients had experienced an adverse event. Using the continuous score of the PHQ-2 and the recommended cutoff > or =3, depressive symptoms were not associated with adverse events (ps > 0.05). Using a cutoff > or =2, depressive symptoms were significantly associated with adverse events (HR: 1.89; 95% CI: 1.06-3.35) and remained significant in adjusted analysis (HR: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.05-3.44). Depressive symptoms were associated with an increased risk of adverse events in men (HR: 2.69; 95% CI: 1.36-5.32) but not in women (HR: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.24-2.43); these results remained in adjusted analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Depression screening with a two-item scale and a cutoff score of > or =2 was independently associated with adverse events at follow-up. The PHQ-2 is a brief and valid measure that can easily be used post PCI to identify patients at risk for adverse health outcomes.

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Authors
Pedersen, S. S., Denollet, J., de Jonge, P., Simsek, C., Serruys, P. W., & van Domburg, R. T.
Affiliations
  • Tilburg University (NL)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
Corresponding author
Pedersen, Susanne S.
Venue
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published
2009-07-05
Volume
24
Issue
9
Pages
1037-1042
ISSN
  • 0884-8734 (ISSN-L)
  • 1525-1497
OpenAlex
W2125463360
Cited by
31
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of General Internal Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • Research portal (Tilburg University) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
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  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
depression screening, PHQ-2, Patient Health Questionnaire, depressive symptoms, percutaneous coronary intervention, paclitaxel-eluting stents, cardiovascular adverse events, myocardial infarction, mortality, prognostic factors, sex differences, cut-off values
MeSH terms
Aged, Depression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Risk Factors, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Paclitaxel, Drug-Eluting Stents

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