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Direction of Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Lifestyle Behaviors in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: the Heart and Soul Study

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Sin, Nancy L., Kumar, Anupama D., Gehi, Anil K., Whooley, Mary A.·2016·Annals of Behavioral Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence indicates that the association between depression and subsequent cardiovascular events is largely mediated by health behaviors. However, it is unclear whether depression is the cause or the consequence of poor health behaviors. PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study is to examine prospective, bidirectional relationships of depressive symptoms with behavioral and lifestyle factors among patients with coronary heart disease. METHODS: Depressive symptoms and lifestyle behaviors (physical activity, medication adherence, body mass index, waist to hip ratio, sleep quality, and smoking status) were assessed at baseline and 5 years later among a prospective cohort of 667 patients with stable coronary heart disease. RESULTS: Greater depressive symptoms at baseline predicted poorer lifestyle behaviors 5 years later (less physical activity, lower medication adherence, higher body mass index, higher waist to hip ratio, worse sleep quality, and smoking). After adjustment for demographics, cardiac disease severity, comorbidity, and baseline lifestyle behaviors, depressive symptom severity remained predictive of subsequent worsening of physical activity (beta = -0.08; 95 % confidence interval (CI) = -0.16, -0.01; p = 0.03), medication adherence (beta = -0.16; 95 % CI = -0.24, -0.08; p < 0.001), and sleep quality (beta = -0.19; 95 % CI = -0.27, -0.11; p < 0.001). Baseline lifestyle behaviors also predicted 5-year change in depressive symptoms, although the associations were attenuated after adjustment for baseline depressive symptoms and covariates. CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with coronary heart disease, depressive symptoms were linked to a range of lifestyle risk factors and predicted further declines in physical activity, medication adherence, and sleep quality.

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Authors
Sin, N. L., Kumar, A. D., Gehi, A. K., & Whooley, M. A.
Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • Tufts University (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Sin, Nancy L.
Venue
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Published
2016-01-27
Volume
50
Issue
4
Pages
523-532
ISSN
  • 0742-5554 (ISSN-L)
  • 0883-6612
  • 1532-4796
OpenAlex
W2262724443
Cited by
102
References
71
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (US) (T32AG000212, F32AG048698)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (US) (R01 HL-079235)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
depressive symptoms, coronary artery disease, lifestyle habits, bidirectional relationship, physical activity, medication adherence, sleep quality, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, smoking, cardiovascular risk factors, Heart and Soul Study
MeSH terms
Aged, Coronary Disease, Depression, Female, Humans, Life Style, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Health Behavior, Case-Control Studies

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